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Scene of the Crime is a american film of genre Drama directed by Roy Rowland released in USA on 28 july 1949 with Van Johnson
Scene of the Crime (1949)
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Add to a movie listScene of the Crime is a 1949 film noir directed by Roy Rowland, and starring Van Johnson, Arlene Dahl, Gloria DeHaven, Tom Drake and Leon Ames.
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Lieutenant Mike Conovan (Van Johnson), head of an LAPD homicide detective squad, investigates when Ed Monigan, an older member of his squad (and former partner), is murdered while off-duty and carrying $1,000 in cash. Conovan's current partner and one-time mentor, Fred Piper (John McIntire), is getting on in years and his eyesight is failing, while under Conovan's wing is rookie detective C.C. Gordon (Tom Drake), learning the ropes.Actors
Van Johnson
(Mike Conovan)
Arlene Dahl
(Gloria Conovan)
Gloria DeHaven
(Lili)
Tom Drake
(Det. 'C.C.' Gordon)
Leon Ames
(Capt. A.C. Forster)
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