title: ASP.NET MVC 3 View Engine does not recognise PartialView with .cshtml
body: <p>The below image shows the <code>Partial View GetMovieTypes.cshtml</code> living in the <code>Shared</code> folder</p>
  
  <p>I call the partial view using the line <code>@Html.Partial("GetMovieTypes.cshtml")</code> in the Index View of EmployeeController</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p><strong>Issue is I get Server Error when I call the Employee Controller with Index Action</strong></p>
    
    <p>The partial view '_GetMovieTypes.cshtml' was not found or no view
    engine supports the searched locations. The following locations were
    searched:</p>
    
    <p>~/Areas/Staff/Views/Employee/GetMovieTypes.cshtml.cshtml</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>But when I rename the <code>PartialView to GetMovieTypes.cshtml.cshtml</code> it works fine</p>
  
  <p><strong><em>Why is the ViewEngine forcing me to add the .cshtml extension twice</em></strong></p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/lQ4J7.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>