Peeper (1975 Peter Hyams)

Michael Caine is an English private eye in 1947 Los Angeles, hired by Michael Constantine to find his daughter, who may be either Natalie Wood or Kitty Winn. Liam Dunn is an annoying man who keeps turning up. We enjoyed it.

W.D. Richter (Nickelodeon) adapted 'Deadfall' by Keith Laumer, giving some quick snappy dialogue in the old style. We get some nice period detail and a sort of Chinatownish score by Richard Clements, widescreen photography by Earl Rath. The MS Starward wasn't in fact built until 1968 - I thought it looked quite suitably period. Hal Needham directs some particularly scrappy looking fights.