Watch The Female Instinct (1972) Official Trailer
7 / 10 IMDb December 18, 1972 1h 40m
A spinster and her widowed sister, both authors of murder mystery novels, try to track down the killer of a former movie star. Pilot to TV series The Snoop Sisters.
Director
Runtime
1h 40m
Release Date
December 18, 1972
Genre
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Cast
Helen Hayes
as Ernesta Snoop
Mildred Natwick
as Gwendolyn Snoop Nicholson
Charlie Callas
as Charlie
Jill Clayburgh
as Mary Nero
Bill Dana
as Melvin Kaplan
Ed Flanders
as Milo Perkins
Kurt Kasznar
as Alexander Scalamdri
Edward Platt
as Julius Nero
Kent Smith
as Warren Packer
Craig Stevens
as Charles Corman
Fritz Weaver
as Anton de Tourolet
Lawrence Pressman
as Lt. Ostrowski
Paulette Goddard
as Norma Treat
Art Carney
as Barney
Iggie Wolfington
as Frank
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Gloria Stroock
as Pinke Allen
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Robert L. Joseph
as Ice Cream Man
Production Companies
Talent Associates-Norton Simon
Universal TelevisionAdvertisement
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