Shamus (film) - Wikipedia Shamus is a 1973 American comedy thriller film directed by Buzz Kulik, and starring Burt Reynolds and Dyan Cannon The word "shamus" means "detective" in American slang A man named Victor Papas is attacked by two men at his home and burned to death with a flamethrower, along with his girlfriend
Shamus (1973) - IMDb Shamus: Directed by Buzz Kulik With Burt Reynolds, Dyan Cannon, John P Ryan, Joe Santos Millions in diamonds are stolen from a New York City safe, and later the burglar is killed Shamus is paid $10,000 by the owner to find the diamonds or the killer
What does Shamus mean? - Definitions. net A shamus is slang term originating from Yiddish, used in reference to a private detective or investigator It can also refer to a policeman or a person in a position of authority in a Jewish synagogue Shamus is a computer game written by William Mataga and published by Synapse Software