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Big Shamus, Little Shamus

1979 · 1 season

A gentle, old-fashioned detective show with a father-son charm, easy to watch and light on tension.

Created by
Tracy Hotchner
Genres
Drama
Overview
Big Shamus, Little Shamus is an American detective drama series that aired on CBS from September 29, 1979 to October 6, 1979. The Series focused on Arnie Sutter, the veteran house detective at The Ansonia Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and his thirteen-year-old son Max, who solved crimes at the hotel casino relating to legalized gambling.
How it feels
Warm, light and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Family, crime, mystery, parenthood
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Created by
Tracy Hotchner
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Tracy Hotchner
Written by
Fred Freiberger
Starring
Brian Dennehy, Doug McKeon, Cynthia Sikes, George Wyner, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Ty Henderson, Gregory Walcott, John Larch
Length
1 seasons, 10 episodes, 60 min each
Network
CBS
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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