The Late Show

  • Mystery
  • Crime
  • Comedy
2/10/1977
93
PG

The nicest movie you'll ever see about murder and blackmail.

Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who was involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-plated handgun, a cheating dolly, and a kidnapped pussycat.

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  • Geronimo1967

    When Charlie (Bill Macy) turns up to talk to his old PI pal Ira (Art Carney) about helping Margo (Lily Tomlin) to track down her kidnapped cat, then he gets short shrift. He is far more concerned with finding the people who recently murdered his partner and thinks she ought to just pay the ransom. Shes not got two cents to rub together, however, and so uses her wits to intrigue the man into following up her complaint against Birdwell (Eugene Roche) and his cashmere-clad henchman Lamar (John Considine). The first meeting doesnt go so well - even if he does get a free Van Heusen shirt - but it does start a ball rolling for this curmudgeonly old grump who realises that his search for the killer and for her kitty are in some way connected. Toml...

    June 19, 2025

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