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Gumshoe

1971, Movie, PG, 88 mins

Gumshoe: Review

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This offbeat feature debut from director Stephen Frears (MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE, DANGEROUS LIAISONS, THE GRIFTERS) cleverly satirizes the detective films of the past, particularly those featuring the hardboiled private eyes created by Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. Finney, a bingo caller in a seedy Liverpool nightclub who envisions himself as a tough detective a la Humphrey Bogart, advertises his sleuthing services and is hired by a mysterious fat man (Silver). Afte... read more leave a comment

Gumshoe: Cast & Details

Year: 1971
Rated PG
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Cast
 Albert Finney: Eddie Ginley
Billie Whitelaw: Ellen
Frank Finlay: William
Janice Rule: Mrs. Blankerscoon
Carolyn Seymour: Alison Wyatt
Fulton Mackay: Straker

 

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Albert Finney (as near-delusional wanna-be Private Eye Eddie Ginley) takes a job then opens a...
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Albert Finney (as "Eddie Ginley") waxes comic-noir, narrating in the opening of director...
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