How to Be a Detective

1952 0h 7m EN

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 44

Animation

Synopsis

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Goofy is "Johnny Eyeball, Private Eye" who gets mixed up in a surreal whodunnit involving a classy dame, a cop, weasels, and the mysterious missing Al.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Pinto Colvig
Goofy
Billy Bletcher
Pete - Al Muldoon (voice)
June Foray
The Dame

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jack Kinney
Writers: Brice Mack, Dick Kinney
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Pinto Colvig and Billy Bletcher and June Foray carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0044726 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jack Kinney directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
274 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Pinto Colvig and Billy Bletcher and June Foray carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0044726 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.