Lawrenceburg and Anderson County may not have a bustling film industry, but it has been immortalized in film at least once. In the 1967 film The Flim-Flam Man, the car chase scene was filmed in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, and the courthouse scene was filmed at the historic Anderson County courthouse. One scene, starring rodeo performer and actor Slim Pickens, was filmed in Winchester, Kentucky. In Lexington, Kentucky, the Vaughn Tobacco Warehouses were converted to soundstages and used for interior filming.The Flim-Flam Man is the story of Mordecai C. Jones, M.B.S., C.S., D.D. (“Master of Back-Stabbing, Cork-Screwing and Dirty-Dealing”), a con-man drifting and dealing his way across the American South. Jones is played by veteran actor George C. Scott, who is best known as General Patton in the famous 1970 biopic and General Buck Turgidson in Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove.During his travels, Mordecai comes across a young man named Curly who has deserted from the U.S. Army. Curly is played by Canadian actor Michael Sarrazin, who appeared in such popular 1970 films as Frankenstein: The True Story, Harry in Your Pocket, For Pete’s Sake, and The Reincarnation of Peter Proud. The pair is tracked by Sheriff Slade (Harry Morgan) and assisted by the wealthy Bonnie Lee Packard (Sue Lyon), who falls for Curly.The Flim-Flam Man is well worth a look for any fan of comedies, classic films, Kentucky, or any combination of the above. As for us, we’ll be on the lookout for more Anderson County appearances on the big screen.

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