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★ 5.8 · 1951 · 78m · Crime · Drama · Mystery · Thriller
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.
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