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Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

  • TV Series
  • 1980
  • TV-PG
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
645
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Jeff Goldblum and Ben Vereen in Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1980)
A con-man and an accountant-wanna-be private eye team up to fight crime.
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A con-man and an accountant-wanna-be private eye team up to fight crime.A con-man and an accountant-wanna-be private eye team up to fight crime.A con-man and an accountant-wanna-be private eye team up to fight crime.

  • Creator
    • Stephen J. Cannell
  • Stars
    • Ben Vereen
    • Jeff Goldblum
    • Richard Romanus
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    645
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Stephen J. Cannell
    • Stars
      • Ben Vereen
      • Jeff Goldblum
      • Richard Romanus
    • 16User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Ben Vereen
    Ben Vereen
    • E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner
    • 1980
    Jeff Goldblum
    Jeff Goldblum
    • Lionel Whitney
    • 1980
    Richard Romanus
    Richard Romanus
    • Crazy Tommy Tedesco
    • 1980
    Larry Manetti
    Larry Manetti
    • Chip Vincent
    • 1980
    Luke Andreas
    Luke Andreas
    • Little Mo…
    • 1980
    Robyn Douglass
    Robyn Douglass
    • Martha Gribb
    • 1980
    Simone Griffeth
    • Bunny…
    • 1980
    Bill Capizzi
    Bill Capizzi
    • 1980
    Bruce Tuthill
    • Police Officer…
    • 1980
    Larry Margo
    • Sgt. Macy…
    • 1980
    Henry G. Sanders
    Henry G. Sanders
    • Clancy…
    • 1980
    Rene Auberjonois
    Rene Auberjonois
    • Marty Boxx
    • 1980
    John Anderson
    John Anderson
    • Vernon Laws
    • 1980
    Denny Miller
    Denny Miller
    • Tony
    • 1980
    Deborah Shelton
    Deborah Shelton
    • Sylvia Huckerman
    • 1980
    John Hillerman
    John Hillerman
    • William Whitney
    • 1980
    Robert Webber
    Robert Webber
    • Herman LaCross
    • 1980
    James Sloyan
    James Sloyan
    • Mike 'Scoop' McGill
    • 1980
    • Creator
      • Stephen J. Cannell
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Mill Creek Entertainment, who released the DVD, planned to make it a 'Complete Series' collection. CBS however, who owned the rights to the two part pilot episode, refused to come to a financial and contractual agreement with MCI and denied its use. Therefore the DVD box set released in 2010 contains every episode but the pilot.
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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 27, 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Schnüffler
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Television
      • Stephen J. Cannell Productions
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