Synopsis
Goofy is "Johnny Eyeball, Private Eye" who gets mixed up in a surreal whodunnit involving a classy dame, a cop, weasels, and the mysterious missing Al.
Movie Information
- Director
- Jack Kinney
- Release Year
- 1952
- Runtime
- 7 minutes
- Genre
- Animation
- Language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (44 votes)
Top Cast
Pinto Colvig
Goofy
Billy Bletcher
Pete - Al Muldoon (voice)
June Foray
The Dame
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