The Private Eyes (1980)
- Starring:
- Tim Conway, Don Knotts, (more)
- Director(s):
- Lang Elliott
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Private Eyes
Tim Conway and Don Knotts play two bumbling Scotland Yard investigators out to solve a double murder in this silly send-up of vintage, "old dark house" films. The intrepid Winship (Knotts) and his assistant Tart (Conway) arrive at a Gothic mansion occupied by the grieving heiress Phyllis (Tricia Noble), whose parents have just perished under suspicious circumstances. Meanwhile, a quirky crew of servants ranging from a butler with serious rage issues to a samurai warrior cook and busty maid with a bubbly personality all display likely motives for murder. As a mysterious, black-cloaked killer methodically dispatches with the help, the inept investigators search for clues while being watched by paintings with moving eyes, exploring a frightful a torture chamber, and attempting to communicate with their superiors at Scotland Yard via carrier pigeons who never seem to reach their intended destination. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 92 mins
Complete Cast of The Private Eyes
- Tim Conway - Dr. Tart
- Trisha Noble - Mistress Phyllis Morley
- Grace Zabriskie - Nanny
- Suzy Mandel - Hilda
- John Fujioka - Mr. Uwatsum
- Mary Nell Santacroce - Lady Morley
- Lang Elliott
- Don Knotts - Inspector Winship
- Bernard Fox - Justin
- Irwin Keyes - Jock
- Stan Ross - Tibet
- Fred Stuthman - Lord Morley
- Robert V. Barron - Gas Station Attendant
- Patrick Cranshaw - Roy
- Director(s):
- Lang Elliott
- Writer(s):
- Tim Conway, John Myhers
- Producer(s):
- Lang Elliott, Wanda Dell
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Suitable for Children, Adult Situations, Mild Violence)
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
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