The Late Show (1977)
The nicest movie you'll ever see about murder and blackmail.
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.
- Date of release
- 1977-02-10
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (70)
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Mystery, Crime, Comedy, Thriller
- Director
- Robert Benton
Casting
- Art Carney — Ira Wells
- Lily Tomlin — Margo
- Bill Macy — Charlie Hatter
- Eugene Roche — Ron Birdwell
- Joanna Cassidy — Laura Birdwell
- John Considine — Lamar
- Ruth Nelson — Mrs. Schmidt
- John Davey — Sergeant Dayton
- Howard Duff — Harry Regan
- Ray Pourchot — Theatre Patron (uncredited)
- Linn Zuckerman — Hippie Gardener (uncredited)
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