26 November 1966 Drama, Crime, TV Movie 100 mins
A brash, big-time investigative reporter, looking into the death of a call girl, uncovers her diary and tries to find her killer among the names contained in it.
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Anthony Franciosa as Jeff Dillon
Jill St. John as Leona Purdy
Jack Klugman as Ben Welcome
George Macready as Glenn Howard
Jack Weston as Griffin
Susan Saint James as Peggy Maxwell
Lee Bowman as Cruikshank
Melodie Johnson as Belle
Robert Duvall as Eddie Franchot
Nanette Fabray as Pat
Jay C. Flippen as Dizzy Shaner
Nicholas Colasanto as Detective
Ena Hartman as Marsha Davenport
John Hoyt as Larkin
George Furth as Morgue Attendant
Ranald MacDougall Producer
Stuart Rosenberg Director
Tiffany Thayer Novel
Ranald MacDougall Teleplay
Stanley Wilson Music Supervisor
John J. Lloyd Art Direction
John F. Warren Director of Photography
Benny Carter Original Music Composer
Edward Williams Editor
United States 26 November 1966
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