The movie centers on a precocious girl named Addie Loggins, who, after the death of her mother, is left in the care of Moses Pray, a crooked bible salesman. Played by real life father/daughter duo Ryan and Tatum O’Neal, the pair is the definition of magnetic. But the real star of the show in my mind is, naturally, the split-second appearance by the paper moon. Can we all band together to bring back paper moons as carnival photo props? Some things are just too good to let disappear forever.
Paper Moon is a perennial favorite around these parts. Filmed in the early 1970s, its pitch-perfect rendition of the Great Depression in Kansas will fool even the most persnickety of viewers like, ahem, me. The only giveaway that it’s a modern throwback is the improved picture quality, a fact that is generally lost on me since I’m always too googly-eyed over Ryan O’Neal to notice or care.
Image above: 1. Billykirk Wool Felt Hat, $110; 2. Cotton Candy Sugar, $7.95 for a 1/2 gallon; 3. Vintage Paper Moon Photograph, $24; 4. Vintage Soda Bottle, $3.75; 5. Playground Dress, $50; 6. Candy Cigarettes, $0.58; 7. Reproduction Gramophone, $186; 8. Besame Lipstick in Cherry Red, $8; 9. Lenton Velvet Hair Bow, $12
1. Eric Javits Straw Cap, $170; 2. Vintage Gooseneck Lamp, $54; 3. Gold Cufflinks, $54; 4. Cigar Box, $24; 5. Marigold Bed, $998; 6. Jazz Oxfords, $32; 7. Kiehl’s Musk, $39; 8. Vintage Large Linen Suitcase, $188; 9. Bible, $25; 10. Vintage Leather Hatbox, $314
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