Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)

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Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret recipe. To prove it was murder, she enlists the services of private eye Rigby Reardon. He finds a slip of paper containing a list of people who are 'The Friends and Enemies of Carlotta'.

Cast & Crew

Director: Carl Reiner

Rigby Reardon Steve Martin
Juliet Forrest Rachel Ward
(in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage) Alan Ladd
Juliet's Butler / Field Marshal Wilfried von Kluck Carl Reiner
(in "Sorry - Wrong Number") (archive footage) Barbara Stanwyck
(in "The Lost Weekend") (archive footage) Ray Milland
(in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage) Ava Gardner
(in "The Killers") (archive footage) Burt Lancaster

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Keywords

father murder
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femme fatale
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black and white
private detective
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1940s
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man disguised as woman
gumshoe
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