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The Snoop Sisters

  • TV Series
  • 1972–19741972–1974
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
386
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Helen Hayes and Mildred Natwick in The Snoop Sisters (1972)
ComedyCrimeDrama
A spinster and her widowed sister, who are also mystery writers, try to solve mysterious murders.A spinster and her widowed sister, who are also mystery writers, try to solve mysterious murders.A spinster and her widowed sister, who are also mystery writers, try to solve mysterious murders.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
386
YOUR RATING
    • Alan Shayne
  • Stars
    • Helen Hayes
    • Mildred Natwick
    • Lou Antonio
    • Alan Shayne
  • Stars
    • Helen Hayes
    • Mildred Natwick
    • Lou Antonio
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 10User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy

    Episodes5

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    Helen Hayes
    Helen Hayes
    • Ernesta Snoop
    Mildred Natwick
    Mildred Natwick
    • Gwendolyn Snoop Nicholson
    Lou Antonio
    Lou Antonio
    • Barney
    Bert Convy
    Bert Convy
    • Lt. Steve Ostrowski…
    Charlie Callas
    Charlie Callas
    • Charlie
    Jill Clayburgh
    Jill Clayburgh
    • Mary Nero
    Bill Dana
    Bill Dana
    • Melvin Kaplan
    Sam Jaffe
    Sam Jaffe
    • Issac Waldersack
    Vincent Price
    Vincent Price
    • Michael Bastion
    Bernie Casey
    Bernie Casey
    • Willie Bates
    Cyril Ritchard
    Cyril Ritchard
    • Morlock
    Ed Flanders
    Ed Flanders
    • Milo Perkins
    Victor Buono
    Victor Buono
    • Nathan
    Joan Blondell
    Joan Blondell
    • Madame Mimi
    Walter Pidgeon
    Walter Pidgeon
    • Keith Follett
    Tammy Grimes
    Tammy Grimes
    • Amanda Bastion
    Kurt Kasznar
    Kurt Kasznar
    • Alexander Scalamdri
    Neva Patterson
    Neva Patterson
    • Maureen Larson
      • Alan Shayne
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Part of the NBC Wednesday Night Mystery Movie.
    • Connections
      Edited into The NBC Tuesday Mystery Movie (1971)

    User reviews10

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    9/10
    Too soon gone, but in the rediscovery process
    I remember watching this show as a wee tot with my grandfather and it stayed with me for decades. Rediscovered it a few years ago on DVD and shared the experience with my mother shortly before her passing. She had never seen them and loved them as much as I did.

    The Snoop Sisters was part of the rotating wheel of mystery movies that aired on Wednesdays along with Banacek, Tenafly and a few others. Despite being the most critically acclaimed of this lot and with both lead actresses snagging Emmy nominations (with one of them winning), only Banacek featuring a humorless George Peppard was chosen to continue.

    The Snoop Sisters are Ernesta and Gwendolyn ("G"), played by the First Lady of the Stage Helen Hayes and the glorious Mildred Natwick. Ernesta is a bestselling mystery writer and Gwendolyn functions as her assistant. Both of them end up embroiling themselves in various murder mysteries, much to the consternation of their police detective nephew Bert Convy and frazzled chauffeur Lou Antonio.

    The show is actually ahead of its time and was obviously the precursor for the later success of Murder She Wrote. Hayes and Natwick have a sparkling chemistry and every moment with them is a delight. The steady roster of stars from the Golden Age making guest appearances - including Walter Pidgeon, Geraldine Page, Vincent Price, Paulette Goddard, Jill Clayburgh, Art Carney, etc. - is also a plus.

    I am a sucker for shows which feature older people who have a zest for life and don't act like the grim reaper is perched on their shoulder. Watching Hayes and Natwick banter, run scams, outwit murderers and keep ahead of the police is wonderful. Their light touch with the comedy and the precise plots are highlights.

    A show in definite need of rediscovery. Most people have never heard of it, but those that do invariably think highly of it.
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    • Release date
      • December 18, 1972 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Talent Associates-Norton Simon
      • Universal Television
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 30 minutes
      • Mono

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