Make ‘Em Laugh Film Festival: A Shot In the Dark

UK, 1964, 102 min. Rated PG. The second of the Peter Sellers hilarious Pink Panther movies directed by Blake Edwards, often cited as the greatest of the series. When M. Ballon's (George Sanders) driver is found shot dead, Inspector Clouseau is the first official on the scene. All evidence suggests that the maid, (Elke Sommer) is the murderer, but because Clouseau is attracted to her, he is sure she is innocent. He has her released from jail, but things do not work out the way the he hoped and people keep being murdered. With a score by Henry Mancini.