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· 1952

How to Be a Detective

Jack Kinney
detective noir mystery slapstick comedy anthropomorphic characters crime investigation
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Synopsis

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.

Year1952
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DirectorJack Kinney
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