 The book was made into a movie in 1967 ("The Flim-Flam Man") starring George C. Scott and Michael Sarrazin, and the characters reappeared in two more books to "con" the greedy and gullible who only get what they deserve.The 1970 novel "Journey for Joedel" won the Sir Walter Raleigh Award for best work of fiction by a North Carolinian.In 1962, Owen took a position at North Carolina State University.