One Last Score: The Sting (1973) with writer Peter Raleigh

Jeremy and Paco are joined by film writer Peter Raleigh to discuss the conman classic The Sting (1973), directed by George Roy Hill. Check out Peter's great newsletter Long Library.This is the first episode in our first miniseries, One Last Score, where we'll go through different heist and bank robbing movies set in Chicago. For those clamoring for more heists, you can get ahead on your homework by watching Michael Mann's Thief (1981) before the next episode in our series.Art by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lily Bacon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ newest_latest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Featuring several tracks by Scott Joplin, including Solace, the Ragtime Dance, Pineapple Rag, and The Entertainer. Suggestions, comments, complaints, hate mail, and all other correspondence can be sent to [email protected]'re recommending stuff at the end of the podcast now! Paco’s recommendation:No Beast So Fierce by Edward BunkerJeremy’s recommendations:Les créatures (1966) dir. Agnès VardaRemain by Nicholas Sparks and M. Night ShyamalanSources and further reading:The Sting review | Roger Ebert, rogerebert.comPaul Newman’s greatest trick: how The Sting took Hollywood for a ride | Martin Chilton, The Telegraph Why Robert Redford Was “Chronically Late” to ‘The Sting’ Set | Seth Abramovitch, Hollywood ReporterThe Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man | David MaurerThe Films of George Roy Hill | Andrew HortonProbers: Cain sought to lure gamblers away | T. Powers, Chicago TribunePerspective: Cain was on move with big schemes | B. Wiedrich, Chicago TribuneThe Nation: The Momo and Cain Connection | TIME MagazineRichard Cain | Spartacus Educational