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Noun
the couple paid a gumshoe to look for their missing son
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Cage plays Ben Reilly, a gumshoe struggling to remain afloat in New York City in the Great Depression.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Armed with razor-sharp wit and instincts reminiscent of classic gumshoe detectives, Diamond navigates a contemporary noir world infused with old Hollywood sensibilities.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 May 2026
His gift is an uncanny ability to solve crimes that leave the LAPD baffled, armed only with the savvy and dry humor reminiscent of the gumshoe detectives of the noir genre.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
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Noun
In the series, Reilly, a down-on-his-luck private gumshoe in the 1930s, has no choice but to return to his superhero identity, The Spider, after suffering a deep personal loss.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Cage plays Ben Reilly, a gumshoe struggling to remain afloat in New York City in the Great Depression.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Armed with razor-sharp wit and instincts reminiscent of classic gumshoe detectives, Diamond navigates a contemporary noir world infused with old Hollywood sensibilities.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 May 2026
His gift is an uncanny ability to solve crimes that leave the LAPD baffled, armed only with the savvy and dry humor reminiscent of the gumshoe detectives of the noir genre.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Gumshoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gumshoe. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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