The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery (1975)
Film noir parody with a private eye trying to solve the murder of his milkman.
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Such a frustrating disappointment
Strong and Moving!
Am i the only one who thinks........Average?
Blistering performances.
This movie is not a Dead End Kids reunion, although both Huntz Hall and Gabriel Dell are in it. It is instead a warped 1970s version of a film noir with utterly bizarre comic elements that hit you more with each viewing. Dell shows magnificent comic timing and utterly dry wit as the trailer park loser who is doing genetic experiments to make chickens lay colored eggs while he also pursues his private detective business. The comedy style here is a mix of some Airplane! style gags and some extremely subtle dark humor involving animal sex, incest, suicide and drugs. All tastefully handled, mind you, because it's so doggone off-the-wall, one cannot be offended. It features:The most bizarre gunfight in movie historyA straightfaced plea for understanding for those who practice bestialityGrandpa Walton popping pills like a madmanBarbara Harris being her brilliant selfHall and Jackie Coogan as a bumbling cop duoSome of the worst lighting you'll ever seeThis movie is extremely hard to find, but should you come across it, I implore you to give it a look and see comedy ahead of its time. Dell, who co-produced and wrote proves he was the Dead End Kid with the most talent. He really should have been in more movies like this in his adult life.
Gabriel Dell and Huntz Hall, original members of the Broadway stage play Dead End (1935) and the film version two years later, reteamed as a successful nightclub comedy act in the seventies after a successful run in several film series during the 30's, 40's, and 50's which included the Dead End Kids, Little Tough Guys, The East Side Kids, and The Bowery Boys. This "reunion" film died at the box office and though it has moments of hilarity, I recommend it for fans of the Dead End Kids/Bowery Boys only.
if you want a classic this is it.try it you'll like it. you won't find a better gun fight anywhere. there is intrigue and yes mayhem. pay very close attention to every detail you don't want to miss anything.like how to properly use a bloodhound.(watch out for that arrow!)