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Gumshoe

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 fallin...

Director

Stephen Frears

Year

Genre

comedy, crime, drama

Box Office

$143,658

Production

Memorial Enterprises,Columbia Pictures

Awards

Nominated for 2 BAFTA 3 nominations total

Eddie Ginley

Ellen

Billie Whitelaw

William

Mrs. Blankerscoon

Alison

Carolyn Seymour

Straker

Bookshop Proprietor

De Fries

Tommy

Anne Scott

Naomi

Arthur

Azinge

Joey

Mal

Clifford

Christopher Cunningham

Labour Exchange Clerk

Psychiatrist

Kleptomaniac

Harry Hutchinson

Artist in Club

Ernie Mack and The Saturated Seven

Artist in Club

Artist in Club

Artist in Club

Artist in Club

Scott Christian

Woman in Tube Station

Pauline Chamberlain

Man in Street

Tube Station Lift Passenger

Tube Passenger

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Anne Scott Eddie Ginley William Psychiatrist Azinge Mal

Ironing can be fun. - Gumshoe

Ironing can be fun.

The Ginley residence. - Gumshoe

The Ginley residence.

Ginley. What is it? Yeah? - Gumshoe

Ginley. What is it? Yeah?

Okay, shoot,
but you're gonna have to speak up. - Gumshoe

Okay, shoot, but you're gonna have to speak up.

Broad at the shoulder narrow at the hip - Gumshoe

Broad at the shoulder narrow at the hip

- Eddie!
- The Plaza, Tommy, phone number? - Gumshoe

- Eddie! - The Plaza, Tommy, phone number?

Where the hell did you get to?
Bloody show... - Gumshoe

Where the hell did you get to? Bloody show...

Hello? Yeah? The Plaza? - Gumshoe

Hello? Yeah? The Plaza?

Mrs Blankerscoon. - Gumshoe

Mrs Blankerscoon.

- Who are you?
- I live here. - Gumshoe

- Who are you? - I live here.

- You feeling better?
- Only when I see the back of you. - Gumshoe

- You feeling better? - Only when I see the back of you.

Ginley. - Gumshoe

You better put your gun away.
People might notice. - Gumshoe

You better put your gun away. People might notice.

Where can we meet? - Gumshoe

Where can we meet?

What do you think, Tommy? - Gumshoe

What do you think, Tommy?

Well, what do you think?
Did you like the act? - Gumshoe

Well, what do you think? Did you like the act?

"To the kid from Liverpool
from the kid from Hoboken, Frank." - Gumshoe

"To the kid from Liverpool from the kid from Hoboken, F...

Did the fat man send you What was it about - Gumshoe

Did the fat man send you What was it about

- I'm going home.
- Home is where your heart is. - Gumshoe

- I'm going home. - Home is where your heart is.

- May I come in?
- Well, sure. - Gumshoe

- May I come in? - Well, sure.

You wouldn't know where
I could find him, would you? - Gumshoe

You wouldn't know where I could find him, would you?

Hello? Oh, hello! - Gumshoe

Hello? Oh, hello!

- John Straker.
- Eddie Ginley. - Gumshoe

- John Straker. - Eddie Ginley.

Thanks You bastard - Gumshoe

Thanks You bastard

So long, Eddie. - Gumshoe

So long, Eddie.

I haven't had them off since Buddy Holly died - Gumshoe

I haven't had them off since Buddy Holly died

- Who?
- You're not gonna use that. - Gumshoe

- Who? - You're not gonna use that.

Silly, Eddie. Very silly. - Gumshoe

Silly, Eddie. Very silly.

Put the gat down, baby. - Gumshoe

Put the gat down, baby.

- Are you looking for this?
- Yeah! - Gumshoe

- Are you looking for this? - Yeah!

I don't know that - Gumshoe

I don't know that

He's finished.
I want the girl at the house tonight. - Gumshoe

He's finished. I want the girl at the house tonight.

Ginley! Eddie! My old friend Eddie! - Gumshoe

Ginley! Eddie! My old friend Eddie!

Echo? Give me the news desk. - Gumshoe

Echo? Give me the news desk.

We're closed Is that your coat - Gumshoe

We're closed Is that your coat

Mrs Blankerscoon Not expected - Gumshoe

Mrs Blankerscoon Not expected

So you'd rather fight Honestly - Gumshoe

So you'd rather fight Honestly

I used to wonder why
a great-looking chick like you - Gumshoe

I used to wonder why a great-looking chick like you

- What do you want with me, Eddie?
- I want you to give a message. - Gumshoe

- What do you want with me, Eddie? - I want you to give a me...

- Hello, Eddie. Tommy said you needed help.
- Ta. - Gumshoe

- Hello, Eddie. Tommy said you needed help. - Ta.

Emergency fire service? - Gumshoe

Emergency fire service?

- What was it like fighting Rommel, Joey?
- Personally, Eddie, I never seen the bugger. - Gumshoe

- What was it like fighting Rommel, Joey? - Personally, Eddi...

Baseman Two Zero in attendance
at 49 Faulkner Square. Over. - Gumshoe

Baseman Two Zero in attendance at 49 Faulkner Square. Over.

Didn't he tell you, lady? - Gumshoe

Didn't he tell you, lady?

Okay, lady,
now I'm gonna tell you something. - Gumshoe

Okay, lady, now I'm gonna tell you something.

As for you, Joan of Arc,
you wanna fight? Get on a plane. - Gumshoe

As for you, Joan of Arc, you wanna fight? Get on a plane.

- You're a good lad, Eddie.
- Get out. - Gumshoe

- You're a good lad, Eddie. - Get out.

I was still 31 years old. - Gumshoe

I was still 31 years old.

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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 fallin...

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Director: Stephen Frears

Writer: Neville Smith

Production: Memorial Enterprises,Columbia Pictures

Genre: comedy, crime, drama

Year: 1971

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: $143,658

Released: 21 Apr 1972

Awards: Nominated for 2 BAFTA 3 nominations total

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