Shamus

Shamus is a 1973 American comedy thriller film directed by Buzz Kulik, and starring Burt Reynolds and Dyan Cannon. The word "shamus" means "detective" in American slang. Plot summary New York private detective Shamus McCoy is called to the house of Hume, an eccentric diamond dealer, and is given the task of recovering some stolen diamonds. His investigation is thwarted at every turn and it is only when he is beaten by a gang of thugs to warn him off the job that he realizes that he's onto something really big. Using his friend Springy as well as Alexis Montaigne, the sister of a nightclub owner, McCoy digs for the truth about the robbery. The trail leads to an Army colonel called Hardcore who is in cahoots with Alexis's brother, then full circle to Hume, who is behind the plot all along. Cast Burt Reynolds as Shamus McCoy Dyan Cannon as Alexis Montaigne John Ryan as "Hardcore" Joe Santos as Lieutenant Promuto Giorgio Tozzi as Dottore Ron Weyand as E.J. Hume Larry Block as "Springy" Beeson Carroll as Bolton Kevin Conway as The Kid Kay Frye as Bookstore Girl John Glover as Johnnie Production