
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.
- 6.2
- 1977
- Released
- 1h 33m

Art Carney
Ira Wells
Lily Tomlin
Margo
Bill Macy
Charlie Hatter
Eugene Roche
Ron Birdwell
Joanna Cassidy
Laura Birdwell
John Considine
Lamar
Ruth Nelson
Mrs. Schmidt
John Davey
Sergeant Dayton
Howard Duff
Harry Regan
Ray Pourchot
Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Released
en
- #los angeles, california
- #private detective
- #neo-noir
Reviews

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”. She’s not got two cents to rub together, however, and so uses her wits to intrigue the man in











