Anatomy of a Crime

Jun 13, 1969

1h 45m

★ 6.0

Overview

Private detective David Ross has two apparently unconnected cases to investigate in the same day. In the first he is hired by a millionaire who paid a large ransom for his kidnapped daughter twelve years before, but she was never seen again. Now a woman has come forward who claims the young girl she raised is the millionaire's missing daughter. Later, Ross is contacted by a retired burlesque dancer who's about to publish her memoirs and possibly reveal the secrets of some important people, but someone is determined to stop her.

Genres

TV Movie

Drama

Crime

Mystery

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Cast

David Ross

Darren McGavin

Nick Ames

Ted Knight

George Harrington

Simon Scott

Lacey

Read Morgan

Margaret Harrington

Dorothy Green

Lt. Kernig

Noah Keen

Patrick Forrester

Ben Murphy

Marcie

Mary Jo Deschanel

Mary Potter

Jean Carson

Mrs. Forrester

Eve McVeagh

Carl

Gordon Jump

Brad Elston

George N. Neise

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