Paper Moon A film watchable for many reasons, but principally for its ability to pull a sweet narrative out of Depression-era images. Also benefitting Paper Moon is the chemistry between swindler Moses Pray (Ryan O’Neal) and swindler-in-training Addie Loggins (Tatum O’Neal) as they make their way through Kansas.

Paper Moon

A film watchable for many reasons, but principally for its ability to pull a sweet narrative out of Depression-era images. Also benefitting Paper Moon is the chemistry between swindler Moses Pray (Ryan O’Neal) and swindler-in-training Addie Loggins (Tatum O’Neal) as they make their way through Kansas.

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