TCM is playing this; and although I’ve seen it at least a dozen times, I couldn’t resist watching.
It’s sort of a glimpse of what Sam Spade, Richard Diamond or Philip Marlowe would be like in their twilight years. Still clinging to a lost way of life, the years showing their toll, but refusing to acknowledge it. Trying to live a hard boiled life in a modern world.
The play between Art Carney and Lily Tonkin is wonderful. It’s the odd couple, but in mystery form.
Story is quite good, but definitely grounded in the 70’s with depictions and language. 5/5