Van Johnson
Mike Conovan
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Scene of the Crime is a 1949 American film noir directed by Roy Rowland, starring Van Johnson, and featuring Gloria DeHaven, Arlene Dahl, and Tom Drake. The film's screenplay, by Charles Schnee, is based on a non-fiction article by John Bartlow Martin, "Smashing the Bookie Gang Marauders".
A Los Angeles homicide detective hunts for the killer of his ex-partner, who might have been involved in bookie robberies. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this MGM production.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Roy Rowland
- 1949-12-19
A film noir starring Van Johnson as a police detective who investigates a murder at a nightclub. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers and other crew members who worked on this classic crime movie.
A Los Angeles homicide detective investigates the murder of his ex-partner, who might have been involved in a bookie racket. He faces personal and professional challenges, as well as a striptease-dancer girlfriend and a fixer.
Scene of the Crime (1949) was one of the best, good enough to win an Edgar nomination for Best Motion Picture from the Mystery Writers of America with its tale of a cop torn between leaving the force to keep his wife happy and bringing down the crooks who killed his partner. It also set its stars on new careers, helping them make the transition ...
- Roy Rowland, Jack Greenwood
- Van Johnson
When assigned to investigate the murder of a fellow plainclothes policeman, Los Angeles cop Mike Conovan (Van Johnson) follows his hunches straight to a burlesque dancer named Lili (Gloria...
- Crime, Drama
Jan 8, 2013 · A departure from M-G-M's usual glamor and glitz, Scene of the Crime was part of production head Dore Schary's effort to provide post-war audiences with grittier, more...
- 2 min
- 3.3K
- Warner Bros. Classics
