The Late Show (1977)
3.6 of 5 from 48 ratings
1h 33min
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- Synopsis:
- Ageing private eye Ira Wells (Academy Award-winner Art Carney) has agreed to help a Hollywood kook named Margo (Lily Tomlin) locate her missing cat. Little does he know he's got a tiger by the tail. Written and directed by three - time Oscar winner Robert Benton, The Late Show is a brilliant, funny and gutsy modern-day homage to 1940's detective thrillers. Like his contemporaries Phillip Marlowe and Sam Spade, gimpy-legged Ira's one of the great ones. (Carney won the 1977 National Society of Film Critics Best Actor Award for his work here.) Will this one last case - and this one flaky lady - give him one last chance to prove it? Stay up with The Late Show and solve the mystery!
- Actors:
- Art Carney, Lily Tomlin, Bill Macy, Eugene Roche, Joanna Cassidy, John Considine, Ruth Nelson, John Davey, Howard Duff
- Directors:
- Robert Benton
- Writers:
- Robert Benton
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- The Instant Expert's Guide to: Robert Altman
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