Once Upon a Dead Man(1971)
The wife of a San Francisco police commissioner drags him into a charity auction theft, which leads to a murder.
Movie: Once Upon a Dead Man
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Stewart McMillan
Sally McMillan
Chief Andrew Yeakel
Andre Stryker
Edmond Corday
Mr. Wortzel
Gregory Constantine
Sgt. Charles Enright
John Patterson
Madame Jarnac
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The wife of a San Francisco police commissioner drags him into a charity auction theft, which leads to a murder.
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1971-09-17
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