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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982-05-21 · 89 min · ★ 6.6

Comedy · Mystery · Crime

Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret recipe. To prove it was murder, she enlists the services of private eye Rigby Reardon. He finds a slip of paper containing a list of people who are 'The Friends and Enemies of Carlotta'.

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Directors
Carl Reiner
Production companies
Universal Pictures, Aspen Film Society
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 9,000,000
Revenue
USD 18,196,170

Top Cast

Steve MartinSteve MartinRigby Reardon
Rachel WardRachel WardJuliet Forrest
Alan LaddAlan Ladd(in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage)
Carl ReinerCarl ReinerJuliet's Butler / Field Marshal Wilfried von Kluck
Barbara StanwyckBarbara Stanwyck(in "Sorry - Wrong Number") (archive footage)
Ray MillandRay Milland(in "The Lost Weekend") (archive footage)
Ava GardnerAva Gardner(in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)
Burt LancasterBurt Lancaster(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
Humphrey BogartHumphrey Bogart(in "The Big Sleep" / "In a Lonely Place" / "Dark Passage") (archive footage)
Cary GrantCary Grant(in "Suspicion") (archive footage)
Ingrid BergmanIngrid Bergman(in "Notorious") (archive footage)
Veronica LakeVeronica Lake(in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)
Bette DavisBette Davis(in "Deception") (archive footage)
Lana TurnerLana Turner(in "Johnny Eager" / "The Postman Always Rings Twice") (archive footage)
Edward ArnoldEdward Arnold(in "Johnny Eager") (archive footage)
Kirk DouglasKirk Douglas(in "I Walk Alone") (archive footage)
Fred MacMurrayFred MacMurray(in "Double Indemnity") (archive footage)
James CagneyJames Cagney(in "White Heat") (archive footage)
Joan CrawfordJoan Crawford(in "Humoresque") (archive footage)
Reni SantoniReni SantoniCarlos Rodriguez

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