Moses Pray is a smooth-talking con man driving through depression-era Kansas with a carload of deluxe bibles, a gold tooth behind a convincing smile, and a list of newly widowed prospects for his line. Addie is a cigarette-smoking, nine-year-old orphan who hooks up with Moses and manages to show the master con man a trick or two.
Tatum O'Neal won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress (she's the youngest winner in history).