Scene of the Crime (1949 film)

Scene of the Crime is a 1949 film noir directed by Roy Rowland, and starring Van Johnson, Arlene Dahl, Gloria DeHaven, Tom Drake and Leon Ames.

Out to dispel a theory that Monigan was secretly in cahoots with bookmakers, Conovan begins to track down a pair of downstate criminals lobos known as the Royalty Brothers. The trail leads to a stripper, Lili Gloria DeHaven, whose exboyfriend Turk Kingby Richard Benedict has apparently pulled off a series of robberies of gamblers with his partner Lafe Douque William Haade. Conovans primary informant, Sleeper Norman Lloyd, is brutally murdered for snitching. Conovan tracks down Lafe and places him under arrest, but leaving Lafes apartment, gunshots ring out, killing Lafe. Conovan is convinced by his wife Gloria Arlene Dahl that police work is too dangerous. He agrees and tenders his resignation.Lili calls headquarters with a tip for Conovan on where Turk can be found. Piper intercepts the message, investigates it himself and is gunned down. Conovan concludes that Lili has been doublecrossing him, secretly helping Turk all along. Over the objections of his wife, he gets his old job back with the police force. Turk and his new partner attempt to flee, but Conovan sets up an ambush. He uses a truck to crash into Turks armorplated car, causing it to catch fire. Turk confesses to the murders and clears Monigan before he dies. ........

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