Capital Celluloid 2025 — Day 36: Thu Feb 6

Skin Game (Bogart, 1971): BFI Southbank, NFT3, 8.40pm

This 35mm presentation is part of the African American Western season and also screens on March 2nd. You can find the full details here.

BFI introduction:
In the pre-Civil War West, Gossett and Garner’s buddies and professional conmen Jason O’Rourke and Quincy Drew beat racist slave owners at their own game. Traveling through small towns, they swindle auction buyers out of their ill-gotten gains and abscond with their money. But what will these gamblers do when their luck runs out? Paul Bogart and Gordon Douglas’ comedy balances action and quick-fire dialogue, and features its two stars at their very best.

Here (and above) is thew trailer.

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