There was a time in America when people had a sense of humor and could laugh. This was before left wing woke took over every aspect of American life.
Peter Falk is Lou Peckinpaugh, a private detective who is working on a case that involves the murder of his partner.
This film is a paraday of "The Maltese Falcon", "Casablanca" and many other 40's film noir thrillers. It is beautifully done and the comedy is so fast and furious you may miss things with only one viewing.
The best part of the film in my opinion is when Lou goes to visit Ezra Dezire (Sid Ceasar) and is almost seduced by Ezra's wife Jezebel (Ann-Margaret). The comedy in this scene is perfect and my God does Ann-Margaret look sexy.
Dom DeLuise is hilarious as Pepe Damascus and John Houseman hits homerun as the fat man named Blubber, which gets Lou in trouble when he enters a bar and calls his name.
I cannot cover eveerything that goes on in this film, but I can recommend it, and I do very much. The rest of the cast includes Eileen Brennan, Stockard Channing, James Coco, Louise Fletcher, Madeline Kahn, Fernando Lamas, Phil Silvers, Marsha Mason, Abe Vigoda and Paul Williams.
If you're old enough to remember humor, this is the movie for you.
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