The Late Show

Year: 1977

Runtime: 93 mins

Language: English

Director: Robert Benton

MysteryCrimeComedyThrillers and murder mysteriesSuspenseful crime thrillers

A gritty, darkly comic tale of murder and blackmail set in Los Angeles, where an aging gumshoe hunts the killer of his former partner, a fellow detective tangled in a bizarre investigation involving a murdered woman, stolen rare stamps, a nickel‑plated pistol, a duplicitous doll and the kidnapping of a beloved cat.

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