Scene of the Crime
Homicide detective Mike Conovan investigates the shooting of fellow detective Monigan...who apparrently was moonlighting as guard for a bookie. He finds that all the bookies in town are being robbed, most upsetting to the racket bosses who can't get normal police protection. Mike encounters blind alleys and double crosses, and is distracted by his wife's growing disenchantment. Lots of police slang.
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Crime, Film-Noir, Drama
1949
94 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Scene of the Crime
- Duration : 94 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : John Bartlow Martin (story), Charles Schnee (screenplay)
- Directors : Roy Rowland min
- Imdb : 6.6 (573 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.3 (40 votes)
- Actors : Van Johnson, Arlene Dahl, Gloria DeHaven, Tom Drake
Movie Storyline
Homicide detective Mike Conovan investigates the shooting of fellow detective Monigan...who apparrently was moonlighting as guard for a bookie. He finds that all the bookies in town are being robbed, most upsetting to the racket bosses who can't get normal police protection. Mike encounters blind alleys and double crosses, and is distracted by his wife's growing disenchantment. Lots of police slang.