"It's a highly dangerous comedy!!"

1978

1h 56m

6.3(241 votes)

Comedy

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.

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Cast & Crew

29 members

Acting

Goldie Hawn

Gloria Mundy

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Chevy Chase

Tony Carlson

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Burgess Meredith

Mr. Hennessey

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Eugene Roche

Archbishop Thorncrest / Archbishop's brother

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Dudley Moore

Stanley Tibbets

Acting

Marilyn Sokol

Stella

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Brian Dennehy

Fergie

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Marc Lawrence

Rupert Stiltskin

Acting

Rachel Roberts

Delia Darrow / Gerda Casswell

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Frances Bay

Mrs. Russel

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Queenie Smith

Elsie

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Billy Barty

J.J. MacKuen

Acting

Chuck McCann

Theatre Manager

Acting

Don Calfa

Scarface

Acting

Bruce Solomon

Scott

Acting

Cooper Huckabee

Sandy

Acting

Pat Ast

Mrs. Venus

Acting

Lou Cutell

House Manager

Acting

William Frankfather

Whitey Jackson

Acting

John Hancock

Coleman

Acting

Barbara Sammeth

Sally

Acting

Hope Summers

Ethel

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Irene Tedrow

Mrs. Monk

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Ion Teodorescu

Turk

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Janet Wood

Sylvia

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Cyril Magnin

Pope Pius XIII

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Rollin Moriyama

Japanese Man

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Mitsu Yashima

Japanese Woman

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Crew

M. James Arnett

Truck Driver

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