The Silent Kill(1959)
Retired football player and current P. I. Brock Callahan (Ken Clark) is hired to investigate the death of a decorator. The police think it's a suicide, but Callahan's not so sure. Directed by Don Siegel from a script by Stirling Silliphant as the pilot for a CBS television show called "Brock Callahan" which was not picked up.
Movie: The Silent Kill
Top 9 Billed Cast
Brock Callahan
Jan Barrett
Lt. Larry Pascal
John Bowman
Linda Hollander
Michael Gilmore
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