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Gumshoe

Gumshoe

the sleuth, the whole sleuth and nothing but the sleuth

1971•1h 28m•6.3/10
DramaComedyCrime

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6.3/10(37)

A would be private eye gets mixed up in a smuggling case.

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Production

Memorial Enterprises, Columbia Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Albert Finney

Albert Finney

Eddie Ginley

Billie Whitelaw

Billie Whitelaw

Ellen

Frank Finlay

Frank Finlay

William Ginley

Janice Rule

Janice Rule

Mrs. Blankerscoon

Carolyn Seymour

Carolyn Seymour

Alison Wyatt

Fulton Mackay

Fulton Mackay

John Straker

Oscar James

Oscar James

Danny Azinge

Bill Dean

Bill Dean

Tommy Wright

Wendy Richard

Wendy Richard

Anne Scott

Maureen Lipman

Maureen Lipman

Naomi

Neville Smith

Neville Smith

Arthur

George Innes

George Innes

Bookshop Proprietor

George Silver

Jacob De Fries

Bert King

Mal Conway

Tom Kempinski

Tom Kempinski

C.L. Quarry - Psychiatrist

Joe Kenyon

Joey

Ken Jones

Ken Jones

Labour Exchange Clerk

Christopher Cunningham

Clifford

Harry Hutchinson

Kleptomaniac

Ernie Mack

Artist in Club

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