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  • Gumshoe (1971)
  • GP
    86 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Gumshoe (1971)
GP
86 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Inspired by his love for Dashiell Hammett novels, nightclub comedian Eddie Ginley puts an ad in the paper as a private eye. The case he gets turns out to be a strange setup and as he digs to the bottom of it his life starts falling apart.
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Director
Writer
Neville Smith (written by)
Producer
Cinematographer
Chris Menges (photographed by)
Editor
Casting Director
Miriam Brickman (casting)
Production Designer
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Release date
Mar 21, 1972 (United States)

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Cast

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35 cast members
Name Known for
Albert Finney
Eddie Ginley Eddie Ginley   See fewer
Frank Finlay
William William   See fewer
Janice Rule
Mrs. Blankerscoon Mrs. Blankerscoon   See fewer
Fulton Mackay
Straker Straker   See fewer
George Innes
Bookshop Proprietor Bookshop Proprietor   See fewer
George Silver
De Fries De Fries   See fewer
Bill Dean
Tommy (as Billy Dean) Tommy (as Billy Dean)   See fewer
Wendy Richard
Anne Scott Anne Scott   See fewer
Neville Smith
Arthur Arthur   See fewer
Oscar James
Azinge Azinge   See fewer
Joe Kenyon
Joey (as Joey Kenyon) Joey (as Joey Kenyon)   See fewer
Christopher Cunningham
Clifford (as Chris Cunningham) Clifford (as Chris Cunningham)   See fewer
Ken Jones
Labour Exchange Clerk Labour Exchange Clerk   See fewer
Tom Kempinski
Psychiatrist Psychiatrist   See fewer
Harry Hutchinson
Kleptomaniac Kleptomaniac   See fewer
Ernie Mack and The Saturated Seven
Artist in Club (as Ernie Mack and the Saturated Seven) Artist in Club (as Ernie Mack and the Saturated Seven)   See fewer
Jayson Kane
Artist in Club (as Jason Kane) Artist in Club (as Jason Kane)   See fewer
The Jacksons
Artist in Club Artist in Club   See fewer
Vicki Day
Artist in Club Artist in Club   See fewer
Scott Christian
Artist in Club Artist in Club   See fewer
Maurice Bush
Man in Labour Exchange (uncredited) Man in Labour Exchange (uncredited)   See fewer
Pauline Chamberlain
Woman in Tube Station (uncredited) Woman in Tube Station (uncredited)   See fewer
Douglas Cooper
Man in Labour Exchange (uncredited) Man in Labour Exchange (uncredited)   See fewer
Steven Ellison
Man in Street (uncredited) Man in Street (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Rayford
Man in Labour Exchange (uncredited) Man in Labour Exchange (uncredited)   See fewer
Ernie Rice
Man on Tube Train (uncredited) Man on Tube Train (uncredited)   See fewer
Henry Roberts
Man in Labor Exchange (uncredited) Man in Labor Exchange (uncredited)   See fewer
Guy Standeven
Tube Station Lift Passenger (uncredited) Tube Station Lift Passenger (uncredited)   See fewer
Mickey Varey
Man in Tube Station (uncredited) Man in Tube Station (uncredited)   See fewer
Sonnie Willis
Man in Street (uncredited) Man in Street (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Wood
Tube Passenger (uncredited) Tube Passenger (uncredited)   See fewer
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