From IMDB:
Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of fifty thousand dollars first.
From Kanopy and Amazon Prime you can stream this 35 year old comedy which lasts 1 hour and 50 minutes.
Needless to say, if one of the actors is Steve Martin, we are probably talking about a comedy. Michael Caine is the perfect matchup against Martin.
Old but still lots of fun and plot surprises.
From IMDB:
The extraordinary and chilling story of career conman Robert Freegard who masqueraded as an MI5 agent and fooled people into going into hiding, and the woman who fell for him, and then brought him down.
From Netflix you can stream this 1 hour 55 minute complete film based on the true story of Robert Freegard starring James Norton as the conman.
George Santos (Republican 2022 representative from New York) has nothing on Robert Freegard, alias Robert Hanson. There is, as far as I can tell, a big difference. Santos, I would guess, is probably completely delusional and may even believe his lies. Robert Freegard, on the other hand, was a clever, willful, devious, lying bastard from the start whose lies hurt many people.
If you are following the acting career of James Norton, then begin with his portrayal of the truly malicious Tommy Lee Royce in “Happy Valley”. Follow that with his role as the imperfectly saintly Rev. Sidney Chambers in “Grantchester”. End here with his pitch-perfect personification of Robert Freegard.
Granted that James Norton is the center of the movie, but Gemma Arterton deserves credit as the deceived and then grimly determined woman who hunted Freegard down.
Do not miss the ending explanation of what happened to Robert Freegard.
DO NOT MISS!