Nocturne
★ 5.9 · 1946 · 87m · Crime · Drama · Mystery
In 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest concludes it was a suicide but police detective Joe Warne isn't so sure.
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