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The Gumshoe Kid
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The Gumshoe Kid

1990-02-02 · 98 min · ★ 4.0

Comedy

Originally bound for Harvard, Jeff joins the family detective business to save his mother and sister from eviction. He learns the ropes quickly when a gangster hires him to find out if his bombshell fiancee is two-timing him. Shadowing her every movement - and eyeing her every curve - Jeff lands in real hot water, not to mention a hot shower, when thugs kidnap her lover and try to get him. Now they're both on the run - from the mob, from the police (who might be working with the mob), and from his mother (who might pose the biggest danger of them all)!

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Directors
Joseph Manduke
Production companies
Argus Entertainment
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jay UnderwoodJay UnderwoodJeff Sherman
Tracy ScogginsTracy ScogginsRita Benson
Vince EdwardsVince EdwardsBen Sherman
Arlene GolonkaArlene GolonkaGracie Sherman
Pamela SpringsteenPamela SpringsteenMona Krause
Amy LynneEmily Sherman
Xander BerkeleyXander BerkeleyMonty Griswold
Gino ConfortiGino ConfortiMorton Meester
Biff YeagerBiff YeagerCapt. Billings
Miguel SandovalMiguel SandovalCarl Ortega
Tim HaldemanTim HaldemanKruger
David DunardRalph Fitzgerald
Michael AlaimoMichael AlaimoSergio
Don PugsleyDon PugsleySkaggs
Greg NorbergFindell Look-Alike
Tomas TrujilloLatino
Charles LuciaCharles LuciaGlenn Devlin
Steve WhitakerTow Truck Driver
Leslie RiversSaleslady
Janet RotblattClara Mapes

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