Movies and TvShows featuring "snake-oil-salesman" theme.
After the American Civil War, a man named Josey Wales seeks revenge on those who killed his family. Along the way, he rescues a native-American woman and becomes a target himself. Set in the 1860s, Josey Wales must navigate through a treacherous landscape filled with outlaws and bounty hunters as he seeks justice.
When a small town is visited by a con man posing as an inspector general, chaos ensues as he is mistaken for a high-ranking government official. With the whole town bending over backward to please him, the imposter uses the opportunity to exploit their generosity until his true identity is revealed.
Fahrenheit 11/9 is a documentary that delves into the events surrounding the 2016 US election and the rise of right-wing ideology in America. It explores subjects such as school shootings, the Flint water crisis, billionaire influence, and the divisive politics of the Republican party. Directed by Michael Moore, the film exposes the incompetence and corruption within the American political system, as well as the xenophobia and racism that fueled the election. It examines issues like corporate takeover, television propaganda, and the impact of foreign influence. Through archive footage and interviews, Fahrenheit 11/9 paints a compelling portrait of a country divided.
Stars in My Crown tells the story of a minister who brings hope and healing to a small Southern town through his faith and kindness. Set in the aftermath of the Civil War, the film explores themes of racism, faith versus science, and community life. With the help of his adopted son, a doctor, and his loyal dog, the minister faces challenges such as typhoid fever and contaminated water, while also contending with a lynch mob and land rights disputes. Through it all, he maintains his belief in the power of love and compassion.
A young man searches for his brother's killer with the help of a gunfighter, a native woman and a traveling medicine man.
Father Is a Bachelor follows the story of a bachelor who becomes entangled in a series of misadventures in a small town. With the help of his spinster sister and a group of colorful characters, he navigates through misunderstandings, false accusations, and treachery. Along the way, he discovers the power of kindness and finds romantic reconciliation. This musical comedy is filled with toe-tapping songs and hilarious escapades.
The Old-Fashioned Way follows a theater troupe as they navigate romantic crushes, misunderstandings, and the challenges of the theater world. With a wealthy widow, a con-man, and a vaudevillian snake oil salesman in the mix, hilarity ensues.
A once-promising doctor begins a downward spiral, finding himself in opium dens, a carnival freak show, and drugs parties.
A medicine show man tries to con people into believing he's a legitimate stage actor.
The Three Mesquiteers are forced to track down a train robbery ring after some of the gang hijack their truck for a getaway and the police conclude they are part of the gang, an identification which is just fine with the gang's nameless chief.
The son and daughter of an abusive shopkeeper turn to a medicine show salesman for help.
Melania is both an ideal symbol of a conservative America and the evil embodiment of limitless ambition. Political journalist Laurence Haïm has observed her for the past years and is able to reveal a much more complex part of the personality and life of the mysterious lady. For some, Melania Trump is an unscrupulous trophy wife on the arm of the most powerful man in the world. For others, the First Lady embodies with distinction the conservative woman, the unwavering wife in the service of her husband. For all, she remains inaccessible and secretive, a woman whose public appearances are heavily prepared and scripted. In the time of ‘Me too’, let us take a dive into conservative America, discover another side of feminism impersonated by none other than Melania Trump.
In 1884, an eleven-year-old Quaker boy sets out on his own to seek revenge against a gang of outlaws who senselessly murdered his family.
In Budapest, Hungary, a man's love for a woman leads him to commit a series of crimes, resulting in tragic consequences.
The farm is suffering through a terrible drought. Porky's father sends him to the store to buy some feed with their last dollar...
A theatrical producer puts aside his own success to boost the career of a talented singer.
This Cold War-era cartoon uses humor to tout the dangers of Communism and the benefits of capitalism.
In this comedy, a con-artist and a snake-oil salesman team up to deceive a wealthy heiress in order to inherit her fortune. Along the way, they encounter various obstacles and hilarious situations. Based on a play, the story takes place in 1883 and revolves around fraud, social class, and the pursuit of wealth.
Betty, Koko and Bimbo sell a weird concoction in their medicine show.
Nora, the waif, is forced to attend school. She warms to her teacher for the way that he defends her against the taunts of some of the students, but when she's made to wear a dunce cap, she flees the schoolhouse in shame. Unsupervised by her alcoholic father, Nora becomes a determined truant, wandering the town during school hours. There she catches the attention of a huckster, who convinces her that they will run away and be married. The schoolmaster, meanwhile, preoccupied by Nora's absence, leaves his other students to go find her. He encounters her at a crossroads, being spirited away by the huckster, and calls the man's bluff by saying that he'll find them a minister.