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DANGER UNDER THE BIG TOP!

A innocent dentist is murdered and the only apparent motive seems to be to steal a set of dental x-rays. To the police it looks like an accident, but private eye Brad Runyan thinks there's more to it.

1h 18m1951NRTMDb 5.8

CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

English

Crew and Cast

William CastleWilliam CastleDirectorJ. Scott SmartJ. Scott SmartBrad RunyanJulie LondonJulie LondonPat BoydRock HudsonRock HudsonRoy ClarkClinton SundbergClinton SundbergBill NortonJayne MeadowsJayne MeadowsJane AdamsJohn RussellJohn RussellGene GordonJerome CowanJerome CowanL.t. StarkEmmett KellyEmmett KellyEd Deets
Lucille BarkleyLola GordonRobert OsterlohRobert OsterlohFletcherHarry LewisHarry LewisHappy StevensTeddy HartTeddy HartShiftyTristram CoffinTristram CoffinMissing Persons Officer

Storyline

A innocent dentist is murdered and the only apparent motive seems to be to steal a set of dental x-rays. To the police it looks like an accident, but private eye Brad Runyan thinks there's more to it.

  • Universal International Pictures

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Info

Status
Released
Released
19 May 1951
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
5.8 / 10 (19 votes)

Production

Director
William Castle
Writers
Leonard Lee, Harry Essex
Studios
Universal International Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English