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Con Man

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CON MAN explores the remarkable life of James Arthur Hogue, a brilliant imposter who embraced the American art of self-invention, fabricated a spectacular series of fictional identities for himself, and successfully conned his way into Princeton University.

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David Cornelius DVDTalk.com 10/11/2006
2.5/5
Moss' film is interesting only because Hogue is interesting, and Con Man does nothing extra to dig deeper. Go to Full Review Norm Schrager Filmcritic.com 09/23/2006
2.5/5
Moss doesn't train the focus on Hogue long enough, just teasing viewers with a bit of the power that could have been Go to Full Review Steve Rhodes Internet Reviews 03/12/2003
3/4
You'll watch Con Man with wide-eyed amazement from start to finish. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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02/12/2013 While promising, it seems that Jesse Moss did little more than scratch the surface of the story - and perhaps that is because a "con" who has gone to one school on an assumed name - and then goes to Princeton with the same name is just not interesting enough for a movie. Years from now, when he turns up running Citibank, then make a movie. Until then, skip this for so many more interesting ways to spend an hour and 33 minutes. See more 05/14/2010 Interesting stuff. You never get a clear idea of what makes this guy tick though. See more Read all reviews
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Jesse Moss

Director

James Hogue

Self

David Samuels

Screenwriter

Jesse Moss

Screenwriter

Jesse Moss

Producer

James Marsh

Executive Producer
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Synopsis CON MAN explores the remarkable life of James Arthur Hogue, a brilliant imposter who embraced the American art of self-invention, fabricated a spectacular series of fictional identities for himself, and successfully conned his way into Princeton University.
Director
Jesse Moss
Producer
Jesse Moss
Screenwriter
David Samuels, Jesse Moss
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Release Date (TV)
Mar 19, 2002
Runtime
53m