Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)

TRAIL OF THE PINK PANTHER  (1982)  ¢ ¢ ¢
    D: Blake Edwards
    Peter Sellers, David Niven, Herbert Lom, 
    Joanna Lumley, Robert Loggia, Capucine,
    Richard Mulligan, Harvey Korman, Burt Kwouk,
    Graham Stark, Ronald Fraser, Denise Crosby
A sequel cobbled together from outtakes and clips from previous "Pink Panther" movies, with some new footage added in an effort to keep the franchise going after the death of Peter Sellers. It starts out with somebody (once again) stealing the world's most valuable diamond, but that part of the story goes nowhere. Instead, there's a journalist (Joanna Lumley) investigating the disappearance of Inspector Clouseau in a possible airplane crash, and Chief Inspector Dreyfuss (Herbert Lom) on a mission to make sure he's actually dead. The gags are recycled and the comedy's hit-and-miss, but it's funny enough. Niven's ALS was becoming an issue by then. He appears briefly in one of the newer segments, chatting with Lumley and Capucine, but his voice was dubbed by impressionist Rich Little. He died the following year.