What happens when you put that all together? You get 1973’s “The Sting.” While the movie is a throwback in many ways, it was still a big success at the time and has continued to have a fine ...

A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.

He would reteam with Newman and Hill once more in the Oscar best picture winner The Sting (1973), this time playing Floyd, the bodyguard who serves as protection for Robert Shaw's crime boss Doyle ...