Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1980)
Directed by E.W. Swackhamer
Genres - Action, Adventure |
Sub-Genres - Detective Film |
Run Time - 104 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe was a "cult" comedy adventure series created by Stephen J. Cannell, which ran from January to June of 1980. Ben Vereen played E. L. "Tenspeed" Turner, a silver tongued African-American con artist. Jeff Goldblum costarred as staid stockbroker Lionel Whitney, whom Tenspeed nicknamed "Brown Shoe." This oil-and-water combination teamed up to form a detective agency. Just how this came about is explained in the 2-hour pilot for Tenspeed and Brown Shoe, which aired on January 27, 1980. In addition to uniting the stars, the pilot's storyline included a murdered gang leader, a Marathon Man style ex-Nazi diamond fence, and a suitcase full of hot mob money.
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Keywords
robbery, con/scam, fast-talking, gangster, Neo-Nazi, stockbroker
