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Director:
Lang Elliott
Writers:
Tim Conway (writer)
John Myhers (writer)
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Release Date:
17 April 1981 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Mystery more
Plot:
This spoof of the Sherlock Holmes stories finds Inspector Winship and Dr. Tart investigating a strange death in a possibly haunted mansion... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
My favorite comedy since I was 8 more (28 total)

Cast

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Tim Conway ... Dr. Tart

Don Knotts ... Inspector Winship
Trisha Noble ... Mistress Phyllis Morley
Bernard Fox ... Justin

Grace Zabriskie ... Nanny
John Fujioka ... Mr. Uwatsum
Stan Ross ... Tibet

Irwin Keyes ... Jock
Suzy Mandel ... Hilda
Fred Stuthman ... Lord Morley
Mary Nell Santacroce ... Lady Morley
Robert V. Barron ... Gas Station Attendant
Patrick Cranshaw ... Roy
Russi Taylor ... Doll Voice (voice)
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:LH | Finland:K-12 | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Asheville, North Carolina, USA more
Company:
The Private Eyes Partners Limited more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When the Shadow rolls a bomb toward the detectives in the secret passage, Dr. Tart says, "We must be near a bowling alley." He's right: there is indeed a bowling alley inside the Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina, where this movie was filmed. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: It is revealed that Jock's tongue was cut out after he tried to steal a ruby. However, Jock opens his mouth later on, and his tongue is clearly visible. Also, Jock's speech, while slurred and garbled, can be understood if one listens closely. Someone who had his tongue cut off wouldn't be able to form spoken words of any kind. more
Quotes:
[the staff are introducing themselves to Winship and Tart]
Jock: [in a slurred and garbled speech] My name is Jock. I'm the groom. I was under Lord Morley's command in India. He had my tongue cut out...
Inspector Winship: Just a second. What did you say?
Dr. Tart: He said,
[imitating Jock's speech, only more garbled]
Dr. Tart: He said that his name is Jock. He was under Lord Morley's command...
Inspector Winship: Will you shut up?
Dr. Tart: [still imitating Jock's speech] That's what he said!
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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
My favorite comedy since I was 8, 7 July 2000
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Author: BNewby13 from Salt Lake City, Utah

I saw this movie for the first time when I was eight years old, and loved it from the start. Even though at the time I wasn't old enough to get all the jokes, It still had a magic around it that was clearly evident.

Tim Conway and Don Knotts provide the comic base, and are excellent comic partners. They are backed up with great performances by the crazy and somewhat odd "staff" of the couple who's murder they are investigating. This one will have you laughing from start to finish. The comedy is also good, clean humor that the entire family can laugh at.

Another great thing is that the movie also is very suspenseful, as you the viewer don't know everything until the private eyes find it out.

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