Gumshoe (1971)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Albert Finney	...	Eddie Ginley
	Billie Whitelaw	...	Ellen
	Frank Finlay	...	William
	Janice Rule	...	Mrs. Blankerscoon
	Carolyn Seymour	...	Alison
	Fulton Mackay	...	Straker
	George Innes	...	Bookshop Proprietor
	George Silver	...	De Fries
	Bill Dean	...	Tommy (as Billy Dean)
	Wendy Richard	...	Anne Scott
	Maureen Lipman	...	Naomi
	Neville Smith	...	Arthur
	Oscar James	...	Azinge
	Joe Kenyon	...	Joey (as Joey Kenyon)
	Bert King	...	Mal

Storyline

Ginley (Albert Finney) is a nightclub bingo caller eager for a career change. On his thirty-first birthday, he advertises himself as a private eye in the newspaper. He dons a trench coat, and begins engaging others in rapid-fire dialogue as if he were Humphrey Bogart, or some Dashiell Hammett creation. Soon after, Ginley is phoned by a fat man, who gives him a package containing a gun, a photograph, and a large sum of money. Eventually Ginley is investigating a case involving smuggling of weapons as well as drugs. Ginley also finds himself at odds with his unsupportive brother, who offers Ginley payment to break off his investigations. Eventually Ginley learns of his brother-in-law's involvement in the crimes at hand. Ginley faces a series of daunting tasks: solving the crimes, bringing justice to the smugglers (and a murderer), as well as maintaining his safety and sanity in the process. Written by veloc <velo_00@yahoo.com>  

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