Paper Moon

In Depression-era Kansas, a conman who sells Bibles (Ryan O'Neal) is coerced into allowing a precocious 9-year-old (Tatum O'Neal), who may or may not be his actual daughter, to ride with him as they travel to St. Joseph, Missouri, where her aunt lives. Madeline Kahn plays a carnival "dancer" with P.J. Johnson as her teen aide. John Hillerman appears in a double role as a bootlegger and police officer. The unlikely duo forges an partnership that combines humor, lighthearted charm, and bad influence, as they swindle their way across the country.