The Fat Man

Year: 1951

Runtime: 78 mins

Language: English

Director: William Castle

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An innocent dentist is found dead, apparently killed to steal a set of dental x‑rays. While the police deem it an accident, private investigator Brad Runyan suspects a deeper plot unfolding beneath the circus‑like chaos of the big top, where danger lurks at every turn.

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