"In 1947 Los Angeles, a police detective tries to solve the shocking and grisly murder of 22-year-old aspiring actress Elizabeth Short."
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
as Sgt. Harry Hansen
Ronny Cox
as Sgt. Finis Brown
Macdonald Carey
as Capt. Jack Donahoe
Lucie Arnaz
as Elizabeth Short
Tom Bosley
as Bevo Means
Linden Chiles
as Dr. Wallace Coppin
Gloria DeHaven
as Police Matron
John Fiedler
as PX Manager
Rick Jason
as Miles Harmonder
Henry Jones
as Lee Jones
June Lockhart
as Mrs. Fowler
Mercedes McCambridge
as Grandmother
Donna Mills
as Susan Winters
Brooke Adams
as Diane Fowler
Henry Beckman
as Traveling Salesman
Lee de Broux
as Casting Man
John Fink
as Reporter
Ted Gehring
as A. Redfield
Murray MacLeod
as Soldier on Highway
Frank Maxwell
as Mr. Short
Lana Wood
as Boarder
Don Keefer
as Jimmy Richardson
Randolph Roberts
as 1st Sailor
Timothy Scott
as Counterman
Sid Haig
as Tattoo Artist
David Knapp
as Naval Officer
Hollis Irving
as Murder Confessor (uncredited)
Nora Marlowe
as Woman in the Car (uncredited)
James McCallion
as Man in the Car (uncredited)
Joseph Pevney
Director
Robert W. Lenski
Writer
Douglas S. Cramer
Executive Producer
Wilford Lloyd Baumes
Henry Colman
Producer
Dominic Frontiere
Original Music Composer
Al Francis
Director of Photography
Carroll Sax
Editor
Jack Baur
Casting
James Hulsey
Art Direction
Antony Mondello
Set Decoration
Carole Brown-James
Costume Design
Kent James