The Fat Man

NR
1h 18m
1951
5.6 /10 (17)

DANGER UNDER THE BIG TOP!

Overview

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.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1951-05-19

Top Billed Cast

J. Scott Smart

Brad Runyan

Julie London

Pat Boyd

Rock Hudson

Roy Clark

Clinton Sundberg

Bill Norton

Jayne Meadows

Jane Adams

John Russell

Gene Gordon

Jerome Cowan

L.t. Stark

Emmett Kelly

Ed Deets

Lucille Barkley

Lola Gordon

Robert Osterloh

Fletcher

Harry Lewis

Happy Stevens

Teddy Hart

Shifty

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