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Speedtrap is a film of genre Drama directed by Earl Bellamy released in USA on 1 april 1978 with Joe Don Baker
Speedtrap (1977)
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After a wave of unsolved car thefts, an insurance company calls in private investigator Pete Novick (Joe Don Baker) to solve the case. While the chief of police isn't thrilled about having an outsider come and show up his men, one of the officers is a former girlfriend of Novick's who's more than willing to help him out in any way she can. After a long and convoluted investigation with false leads, psychics and the mafia, Novick at last unravels the identity of the thief.Actors
Joe Don Baker
(Pete Novick)
Tyne Daly
(Niffty Nolan)
Richard Jaeckel
(Billy)
Morgan Woodward
(Captain Hogan)
Robert Loggia
(Spillano)
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