Over time, the distinction between hucksters and peddlers became more pronounced. Hucksters were regularly accused of reselling goods at prices deceitfully higher than market value. Politicians, cult leaders, and hucksters use the prediction for their own benefit. Hucksters want their claims to look like science for a reason. A later film adaptation of "The Hucksters" (1947) starred Clark Gable. The title is a pun on "The Hucksters", a 1947 film. "The Hucksters" was released on VHS. At the launch; the two hucksters finally arrive, and soar off into space.