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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Laugh, or I’ll blow your lips off...

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'.

19821h 29mPGComedy, Mystery, Crime

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About Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Directors
Carl Reiner
Cast
Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Alan Ladd, Carl Reiner, Barbara Stanwyck, Ray Milland
Genres
Comedy, Mystery, Crime
Content rating
PG
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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