Thursday, January 15, 2026, 7:30 p.m., Dryden Theatre
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(Peter Bogdanovich, US 1973, 102 min., 35mm)
The father-daughter combination of Ryan and Tatum O'Neal proved a huge hit in this fast-paced comedy of swindlers, drifters, and flimflam artists set in the depression year of 1936. O'Neal is a handsome, ne'er-do-well con artist who suddenly finds himself saddled with a nine-year-old (Tatum) who smokes, swears, and is capable of pulling off scams with the best of them. Tatum became the youngest actor ever to win an Academy Award for her startling portrayal. Like his earlier film, The Last Picture Show, director Peter Bogdanovich decided to shoot the film in black-and-white, evincing the look of the period, but creating challenges for cinematographer Lászlo Kóvács.