7/24/2023 0 Comments Morley manor clip privateeyes![]() People get killed, their bodies disappear, Knotts and Conway wander aimlessly through secret passageways, dimly seeking some way out of this movie. ![]() There’s an austere housekeeper, a snooty butler with compulsive twitches, a sexy upstairs maid, a deformed groomsman, and a buxom young heir to the estate, who of course is going to be in some state of undress before the movie is over. Every ancient joke falls with a muffled thud as Knotts and Conway ham their way through the pointless story: The lord and lady of a capacious manor are killed, and the lord’s ghost seems to have returned to knock off the staff one by one. Editorial review of The Private Eyes co-starring Don Knotts and Tim Conway, courtesy of ĭon Knotts and Tim Conway star in The Private Eyes, a 1980 comedy about two bumbling detectives solving a murder. For a different opinion, check out the editorial review from below. Gene Siskel described it as “A Perfect Saturday Matinee,” and I tend to agree with him. It’s not one of the classic comedies of the 20th Century, but it’s certainly an enjoyable 90 minutes. ![]() Tart (played with mindless abandon by Tim Conway) to solve the murder of Lord Morely, the plot begins to resemble “ Ten Little Indians” as people are killed off, one by one, with a not-quite-rhyming note left behind by the murderer. Called from Scotland Yard, Inspector Winthrop (played by Don Knotts), and his bumbling assistant Dr. Don Knotts and Tim Conway co-star in The Private Eyes – a silly little comedy where they spoof the murder mystery in general, and Sherlock Holmes in particular.
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