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  • On the roll call Gumshoe voted for the bill, and voted hard.

    Tattlings of a Retired Politician 1904

  • Frears showed his flair for film noir in "Gumshoe" (1971), and his mastery of complex tones in movies as diverse as "My Beautiful Laundrette" and "Dangerous Liaisons."

    Con-Artist Classic 2008

  • To Converse: My novel, tentatively titled "Gumshoe," is a crime story set in current day New York City.

    American Beat: Just Give Me Money 2007

  • Regardless of the fact that the multiplayer puzzles are really no different from the single-player ones, playing with friends competitively adds a sense of urgency that's only ever a factor in the single-player game if you opt for the unlockable "Gumshoe" difficulty level.

    unknown title 2008

  • I stopped, took off my Ray-Bans and dead-panned from Gumshoe: "Haven't had these off since Buddy Holly died."

    Michael Jones: The Guard Michael Jones 2011

  • I could reach for a comparison that would be too too and write "I haven't enjoyed a movie as much since the last time I saw Gumshoe," but then I'd get into a raucous argument in some dark bar over who's a better actor: Brendan Gleeson or Albert Finney.

    Michael Jones: The Guard Michael Jones 2011

  • Six years passed before Russell made his first feature; 12 years went by until David Puttnam gave Scott the chance to direct The Duellists; Frears waited four years before his feature debut, Gumshoe, and then another 13 before his second feature film, The Hit.

    Britain's best film directors show some early promise Philip French 2010

  • I'll buy him a pint and talk about Gumshoe, Ken Bruen's Garda hero, and wait to hear if he says anything about Buddy Holly when I ask him to take off his sunglasses.

    Michael Jones: The Guard Michael Jones 2011

  • I could reach for a comparison that would be too too and write "I haven't enjoyed a movie as much since the last time I saw Gumshoe," but then I'd get into a raucous argument in some dark bar over who's a better actor: Brendan Gleeson or Albert Finney.

    Michael Jones: The Guard Michael Jones 2011

  • I stopped, took off my Ray-Bans and dead-panned from Gumshoe: "Haven't had these off since Buddy Holly died."

    Michael Jones: The Guard Michael Jones 2011

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