"A film noir comedy!"
It's 1947, and hard-boiled private investigator Charlie Nickels' client is murdered and her priceless diamond stolen. The investigation forces him to do the one thing he vowed never to do again: trust a dame.
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The people behind it
Kirsten Vangsness
Mona Livingston
Dean Lemont
Charlie Nickels
Lesley-Anne Down
Lady Clairmont
Joe Mantegna
Bugsy Siegel
Donald Agnelli
Shirley
Keith Allan
Dewey
Raleigh Holmes
Veronica
Shemar Moore
Bill the Piano Player
Nicholas S. Williams
Clive
Kelsey Wedeen
Helga the Cigarette Girl
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