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Aging private eye Ira Wells (Art Carney) agrees to help a Hollywood kook named Margo (Lily Tomlin) locate her missing cat. Little does he know he’s got a tiger by the tail. Written and directed by Robert Benton, the film is brilliant, funny, and a gutsy proto-noir homage to ’40s detective thrillers. Like Philip Marlowe and Sam Spade, gimpy-legged Ira’s one of the great ones. Will this one last case-and this one flaky lady-give him one last chance to prove it?