Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
Two con men bet $50,000 on who can swindle an American heiress first. We sit down with guest Andy Nelson to revisit Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and ask whether the Riviera charm still holds up.
Two con men bet $50,000 on who can swindle an American heiress first. We sit down with guest Andy Nelson to revisit Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and ask whether the Riviera charm still holds up.
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Two con men bet $50,000 on who can swindle an American heiress first. We sit down with guest Andy Nelson to revisit Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and ask whether the Riviera charm still holds up.

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