The Private Eyes
Who better to solve England's most puzzling mystery than these two international crime busters?
1980 · 1h 31m · PG
Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Directed by
Lang Elliott
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The Private Eyes
Overview
The lord and lady of a capacious manor are killed, and the lord's ghost seems to have returned to knock off the staff one by one, causing Inspector Winship and Dr. Tart to investigate the wacky house and its inhabitants.
Director and cast
- Lang Elliott Director
- Don Knotts as Inspector Winship
- Tim Conway as Dr. Tart
- Trisha Noble as Mistress Phyllis Morley
- Bernard Fox as Justin
- Grace Zabriskie as Nanny
- John Fujioka as Mr. Uwatsum
- Irwin Keyes as Jock
- Fred Stuthman as Lord Randolph Morley
- Robert V. Barron as Gas Station Attendant
- Patrick Cranshaw Cast
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