Ultimately, A Shot in the Dark is not superior to The Pink Panther, as many have suggested, but a somewhat predictably derivative sequel that maintains its predecessor's form but not substance.
A Shot in the Dark
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United Kingdom, United States · 1964
Rated PG · 1h 42m
Director Blake Edwards
Starring Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, George Sanders, Herbert Lom
Genre Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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This cult classic is the hilarious second installment of the Pink Panther film series. The bumbling Inspector Clouseau is assigned to the murder of Miguel Ostos, who was the chauffeur of millionaire Benjamin Ballon. Quickly, more and more murders are committed to Ballon's staff. Can blundering Clouseau solve the mysterious case?
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The New York Times by Bosley Crowther
The whole thing is colorful, gay — and Henry Mancini's music is as sassy and frivolous as the film.
This isn't quite up to the original, but it has its moments, as Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) sets out to solve a murder in an English country house.
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