Paper Moon (1973) – Filming Locations
Comedy / Crime / Drama · Directed by Peter Bogdanovich · Starring Ryan O'Neal, Tatum O'Neal
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.
Where was Paper Moon filmed?
- Kansas, United States, Kansas – Opening scenes and establishing shots of Depression-era Kansas landscape. The film opens with sweeping rural Kansas vistas that establish the Depression-era setting and the peripatetic con-artist lifestyle of the protagonists
- Hays, Kansas, United States, Hays – Early scenes of Moze and Addie driving through town and conducting con schemes. A key Depression-era Kansas town used for exterior scenes of small-town American life and the con artists' schemes
- Salina, Kansas, United States, Salina – Various street scenes and con schemes throughout the film. A significant Kansas location where multiple scenes of the con artists' schemes and interactions with townspeople were filmed
- Missouri, United States, Missouri – Scenes of the con artists traveling through Missouri along rural roads and waterways. The journey extends into Missouri as Moze and Addie continue their Depression-era travels and schemes across the Midwest
- Texarkana, Arkansas–Texas, United States, Texarkana – Later scenes of the protagonists in the Southwest region. A southern location filmed in the latter part of the narrative, representing the expansion of the con artists' territory into new regions