Wise County’s George C. Scott: The Unlikely Star of the Flim-Flam Man

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George C. Scott (left) as Mordecai Jones, the “Flim-Flam Man,” is setting up a swindle with well-remembered character actor Slim Pickens. The two also starred in the 1964 film, Dr. Strangelove. The actor on the left is Scott’s co-star, Michael Sarrazin.


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