Speedtrap (film)

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Speedtrap
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Directed by Earl Bellamy
Written by Fred Mintz (Story)
Henry C. Parke (Story)
Stuart A. Segal (Screenplay)
Walter M. Spear (Screenplay)
Produced by Howard Pine
Fred Mintz
Starring Joe Don Baker
Tyne Daly
CinematographyDennis Dalzell
Edited by Mike Vejar
Music byAnthony Harris
Distributed by First Artists
Release date
  • April 21, 1977 (1977-04-21)
(UK)
Running time
113 minutes

Speedtrap is 1977 police chase action film starring Joe Don Baker and Tyne Daly.

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Plot

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.

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