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A Shot in the Dark (1964)

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When rich M. Ballon's spanish driver is found shot dead, Inspector Jacques Clouseau is the first official on the scene. All evidence suggests Maria Gambrelli, the maid, to be the murderer. But Clouseau, being attracted to the beautiful girl, is convinced that she is hiding something. So, he has her released from jail and tries to follow her secretly. Things do not work out the way the inspector wanted and people keep being murdered, and each time innocent Maria seems to be the killer. But with someone important wanting Clouseau and nobody else to cover this case, his tolerance-challenged boss Charles Dreyfuss is close to losing his mind when casualties keep turning up. And Clouseau keeps on causing trouble without knowing it... Written by Julian Reischl {julianreischl@mac.com}

The famous French detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau, investigates the murder of a man at a country house. The owner of the house always seems to know more than he should, and although the evidence continually suggests that the maid Maria committed the crime, Clouseau always does the opposite expected of him, much to the disgruntlement of his superior, Dreyfus. Written by Graeme Roy {gsr@cbmamiga.demon.co.uk}

Inspector Clouseau is called to a country house where a murder was committed and finds that every clue points to the beautiful maid, Maria. As the bodies accumulate, each set of clues always points to Maria, and Cluseau continues to release her and escort her around town. The famous scene in this film is the murder in the Nudist Camp which causes the Inspector and Maria to attempt an escape through Paris without clothes. Written by John Vogel {jlvogel@comcast.net}

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