The feature film starring
Gene Hackman , Jennifer Warren Hired by a former Hollywood starlet to find her daughter, Harry Moseby - football star turned detective - heads for Florida, where he finds the promiscuous teenager. Gradually Moseby - who has his own marital troubles - gets involved in the family's complicated and unhappy relationships - and an illegal smuggling activity. A brilliantly witty and topical screenplay lifts the film far above the level of the conventional thriller and allows Hackman to give one of his finest performances as the disillusioned detective.
Screenplay by ALAN SHARP
Produced by ROBERT M. SHERMAN
Directed by ARTHUR PENN . Films: page 14