THE FLIM FLAM MAN opens in NY. Dir. Irvin Kershner, from a screenplay by William Rose, based on the novel The Ballad of the Flim Flam Man by Guy Owen. .Jaunty, often hilarious trifle featuring George C. Scott and newcomer Michael Sarrazin as scrappy, seasoned conman & guileless sidekick cajoling & swindling their way across the sleepy rural South. With Sue Lyon and Harry Morgan.