This Girl For Hire


2h 1983

Brief Synopsis

This '40s private eye movie spoof (a series pilot) casts Bess Armstrong as a flippant, somewhat klutzy female detective who sets out to track down the killer of an obnoxious mystery writer (Jose Ferrer). Celeste Holm is her flamboyant mother, a one-time Hollywood starlet, and Howard Duff is the latt

Film Details

Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1983

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Synopsis

This '40s private eye movie spoof (a series pilot) casts Bess Armstrong as a flippant, somewhat klutzy female detective who sets out to track down the killer of an obnoxious mystery writer (Jose Ferrer). Celeste Holm is her flamboyant mother, a one-time Hollywood starlet, and Howard Duff is the latter's live-in lover, a movie has-been who now runs a memorabilia shop.

Film Details

Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1983

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

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Miscellaneous Notes

Aired in United States November 1, 1983