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With Van Johnson, Arlene Dahl, Gloria DeHaven, Tom Drake. While his wife is urging him to quit the force, a Los Angeles homicide detective hunts for the killer responsible for the murder of his ex-partner, who might have been on the take with local bookies.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Roy Rowland
- 1949-12-19
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".
Feb 22, 2023 · Scene of the crime. By Loew's, Inc. (c) 24Jun49; L2460. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. (PWH); 30Jun76; R636121. A cop investigates the shooting of another policeman... that may have been involved in crooked activities.
- 94 min
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Scene of the Crime - (Original Trailer) A detective (Van Johnson) tries to solve a policeman's murder at the Scene of the Crime (1949).
- Roy Rowland, Jack Greenwood
- Van Johnson
Homicide detective Mike Conovan investigates the shooting of fellow detective Monigan, who apparently was moonlighting as a guard for a bookie. He finds that all the bookies in town are being robbed, upsetting the racket bosses who can't get normal police protection.
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