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Cool and Lam (1958)

1958-01-01 · 30m · EN
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Light-hearted pilot for a proposed CBS detective series featuring character created by Erle Stanley Gardner (under the pseudonym of A.A. Fair). Penny-pinching, rotund Bertha Cool runs a detective agency while her dimunitive junior partner Donald Lam provides the legs and padded expense account. In the pilot, Lam's investigation of infidelity leads to murder.

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Jacques TourneurDirectorEdmund L. HartmannWriter

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Billy PearsonBilly PearsonDonald LamBenay VenutaBenay VenutaBertha CoolMaurice MansonMaurice MansonDr. LintigMargaret FieldMargaret FieldMarion Dunton (as Maggie Mahoney)Judith Bess JonesJudith Bess JonesElsie BrandSheila BromleySheila BromleyFlo MortonsonDon MegowanDon MegowanJohn HarbetMovitaMovitaCarmenAllison HayesAllison HayesEvaline Dell (as Alison Hayes)John MitchumJohn MitchumBartenderTristram CoffinTristram CoffinThatcherAlex SharpAlex SharpPlainclothesman (as Alex Sharpe)

Keywords

MurderDeathNightclubDetective agencySuicide by gas

Movie DNA

Genre affinityCrime · MysteryTheme affinityMurder · Death · NightclubNarrative complexityMysteryPacingShortDirector preference220782Actor preference211830 · 184413 · 640444

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What is Cool and Lam about?

Light-hearted pilot for a proposed CBS detective series featuring character created by Erle Stanley Gardner (under the pseudonym of A.A. Fair). Penny-pinching, rotund Bertha Cool runs a detective agency while her dimunitive junior partner Donald Lam provides the legs and padded expense account. In the pilot, Lam's investigation of infidelity leads to murder.

How long is Cool and Lam?

Cool and Lam has a runtime of 30 minutes.