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The Late Show

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

1977★ 6.3 · 671h 33mMysteryCrimeComedyThriller

Overview

An 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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Cast

Joanna Cassidy
as Laura Birdwell

Lily Tomlin
as Margo

Howard Duff
as Harry Regan

Art Carney
as Ira Wells

Bill Macy
as Charlie Hatter

Eugene Roche
as Ron Birdwell

John Considine
as Lamar

Ruth Nelson
as Mrs. Schmidt

Ray Pourchot
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)

John Davey
as Sergeant Dayton

Linn Zuckerman
as Hippie Gardener (uncredited)

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6.3/ 10

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Release date: 1977-02-10

Runtime: 1h 33m

Genres

MysteryCrimeComedyThriller

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