Little White Lies

Gumshoe

1971

Released 19 MARCH

Blu-ray

id you know that, way, way back in an era all-but forgotten, once more and offer a humorous colloquial take on classic era noir? The film poses the intriguing question: what if small-time gangsters were kidnapped from from 1930s America and rehoused in modern day working class Liverpool? Albert Finney ladles on the charm like watery gravy as Eddie Ginley, a Chandler-loving bingo caller and aspirant stand-up comedian who decides to branch out as an after hours private detective.

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