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The Late Show

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

Film19771h 33mReleased

ComedyThrillerCrimeMystery
Not rated

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Director
Robert Benton
Language
English
Released
1977-02-10
Runtime
1h 33m

Community score

6.367 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.4

The story

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.

Cast

  • Art Carney
    Art CarneyIra Wells
  • Lily Tomlin
    Lily TomlinMargo
  • Bill Macy
    Bill MacyCharlie Hatter
  • Eugene Roche
    Eugene RocheRon Birdwell
  • Joanna Cassidy
    Joanna CassidyLaura Birdwell
  • John Considine
    John ConsidineLamar
  • Ruth Nelson
    Ruth NelsonMrs. Schmidt
  • John Davey — artwork unavailable
    John DaveySergeant Dayton
  • Howard Duff
    Howard DuffHarry Regan
  • Ray Pourchot — artwork unavailable
    Ray PourchotTheatre Patron (uncredited)