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The Fat Man(1951)
Status: Released
Date: 1951-05-19
56%
17 Votes
Time: 1h 18m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Fat Man
Top 10 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
Robert Osterloh
Fletcher
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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.
Release Date
1951-05-19
Average
5.6
Rating:
2.8 startsTagline
DANGER UNDER THE BIG TOP!
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