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Umney's Last Case

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It’s just another ordinary day in 1930s Los Angeles for private investigator Clyde Umney, until a new client walks into his office. Umney soon learns that his client is the crime-fiction writer who not only created him, but now needs to switch places with him.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2006-04-08

Runtime: 18 mins

Director: Rodney Altman

Writer: Rodney Altman, Emma Heald

Spoken language: English

Genres: Crime, Mystery

Original title: Umney's Last Case

Production Companies: Tisch School of the Arts (NYU), Numb Robot, Moving Images

Production Countries: United States of America

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