Ace Crawford, Private Eye

TV Show · Comedy · Crime

Ace Crawford is an incompetent gumshoe whose reputation as an ace detective is maintained by a progression of wild accidents and dumb luck. He is assisted by Toomey, a CPA who truly believed his mystique. Ace's favorite hangout is a wharf-side bar run by Inch, mainly because his romantic foil, Luana, is a singer there.

1983 · 24m
Starring Tim Conway, Joe Regalbuto, Billy Barty
Director Michael Preece

Season 1

  • Murder At Restful Hills
    EPISODE 1
    Murder At Restful Hills
    Ace investigates the claims of Luana's grandmother that deaths at a nursing home weren't the result of natural causes.
    24m
  • Bull Bates
    EPISODE 2
    Bull Bates
    The girlfriend of a gangster draws Ace into the messy world of organized crime.
    24m
  • Inch In A Pinch
    EPISODE 3
    Inch In A Pinch
    Ace sees red when he discovers that his buddy Inch has been roughed up by mobsters.
    24m
  • The Microchip Caper
    EPISODE 4
    The Microchip Caper
    Ace is hired to test plant security for a computer company and finds himself in the center of a multimillion-dollar con.
    24m
  • The Gentleman Bandit
    EPISODE 5
    The Gentleman Bandit
    Ace goes undercover to foil a criminal targeting a magazine's female employees.
    24m

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Cast & Crew

  • Tim Conway
    Ace Crawford
  • Joe Regalbuto
    Toomey
  • Billy Barty
    Inch
  • Shera Danese
    Luana
  • Bill Henderson
    Mello
  • Dick Christie
    Lt. Fanning
  • M‌P
    Michael Preece
    Director

About

Ace Crawford, Private Eye

Comedy

Ace Crawford is an incompetent gumshoe whose reputation as an ace detective is maintained by a progression of wild accidents and dumb luck. He is assisted by Toomey, a CPA who truly believed his mystique. Ace's favorite hangout is a wharf-side bar run by Inch, mainly because his romantic foil, Luana, is a singer there.

Information

Studio
Shout Factory
Released
1983
Rated
TV-PG
Region of Origin
United States

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English (United States) (AD, AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC, SDH)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.
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