Movie
The Late Show
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1977-02-10
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Genres
- Mystery, Crime, Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Lion's Gate Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Art Carney as Ira Wells
- Lily Tomlin as Margo
- Bill Macy as Charlie Hatter
- Eugene Roche as Ron Birdwell
- Joanna Cassidy as Laura Birdwell
- John Considine as Lamar
- Ruth Nelson as Mrs. Schmidt
- John Davey as Sergeant Dayton
- Howard Duff as Harry Regan
- Ray Pourchot as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
- Linn Zuckerman as Hippie Gardener (uncredited)
Crew
- Robert Benton - Director
- Robert Benton - Writer
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