Anatomy of a Crime (1969)
Genre : TV Movie, Drama, Crime, Mystery
Runtime : 1H 45M
Director : John Peyser
Writer : Kay Lenard, Jess Carneol
Synopsis
Private detective David Ross has two apparently unconnected cases to investigate in the same day. In the first he is hired by a millionaire who paid a large ransom for his kidnapped daughter twelve years before, but she was never seen again. Now a woman has come forward who claims the young girl she raised is the millionaire's missing daughter. Later, Ross is contacted by a retired burlesque dancer who's about to publish her memoirs and possibly reveal the secrets of some important people, but someone is determined to stop her.
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