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Mild-mannered mystery writer D. H. Mercer has become so immersed in his material that his creation, hard-boiled private eye Biff Deegan, constantly appears to him as a hallucination. Intent on getting rid of Biff, and replacing him with a more civilized detective, Mercer soon finds himself in a genuine mystery involving art fraud, murder, and a beautiful lady in peril.Read moreLess
Mild-mannered mystery writer D. H. Mercer has become so immersed in his material that his creation, hard-boiled private eye Biff Deegan, constantly appears to him as a hallucination. Intent on getting rid of Biff, and replacing him with a more civilized detective, Mercer soon finds himself in a genuine mystery involving art fraud, murder, and a beautiful lady in peril.
The story
Mild-mannered mystery writer D. H. Mercer has become so immersed in his material that his creation, hard-boiled private eye Biff Deegan, constantly appears to him as a hallucination. Intent on getting rid of Biff, and replacing him with a more civilized detective, Mercer soon finds himself in a genuine mystery involving art fraud, murder, and a beautiful lady in peril.
Cast & crew
Robert HaysD.H. 'Hank' Mercer / Biff Deegan
Catherine Mary StewartMarissa
Christopher MurneyLt. Greenberg
Fred GwynneVictor Greville
Celeste HolmClaire
Martin NeufeldPete
Michael CopemanCast
Eric KeenleysideCast
Robin WardCastExplore the crew
- Producer
- Peter Nelson
- Director
- Mel Damski
- Original Music Composer
- Mark Snow
- Director of Photography
- Donald H. Birnkrant
- Editor
- Joanne D'Antonio
- Original Music Composer
- Henry Mancini
- Original Music Composer
- Billy Goldenberg