- Country: USA
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Release: 1949-04-02
- Director: Felix Jacoves
- Writers: William Sackheim
- Language: English
- Stars: Robert Douglas , Helen Westcott (I) (1928–1998) , Robert Alda , Monte Blue , Warren Douglas , Richard Benedict , John Harmon , James Flavin , Cliff Clark , Esther Howard
- Runtime: 77 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Huellas de sangre (Argentina) , Na Pista do Morto (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Omicidio (Italy) , Ein Fall für Detektiv Landers (Austria) , Homicídio (Brazil) , Murhaosasto (Finland) , Night Beat (United States of America) , Huellas de sangre (Mexico) , Homicide , Homicide (United States of America) , Homicide (France, French Republic) , Homicide (United Kingdom)
- Plot: Detective Landers (Robert Douglas), of the Los Angeles Homicide Bureau, suspects murder when the body of a transient ranch hand is found in a sleazy Los Angeles hotel. Unable to be assigned officially to the case , Landers takes off on "vacation", and goes to the swanky Glorietta Springs Hotel, a book of matches with that logo having been found at the scene of the murder, but ruled by the coroner as suicide. Other clues he has is a bad hangman's knot and a saccharin pill. There, he meets the bartender, Andy (Robert Alda), and the cigarette girl, Jo Ann Marlowe (Helen Westcott.) Following a tip from Jo Ann, he goes to a nearby ranch where the "accidental" death of the owner had recently occurred. He finds a piece of telephone wire, tracks it back and finds it leads to Andy's room at the Gloriette Springs hotel. He also learns that Andy had a medical discharge from the Navy as a diabetes sufferer. Troubles and complications and an ambush follow.
- IMDB:tt0041482
Homicide Cast · · · ALL
Felix Jacoves
Director
Robert Douglas
Lt. Michael Landers
Helen Westcott
(I)
(1928–1998)
Jo Ann Rice
Robert Alda
Andy
Monte Blue
George, Sheriff
Warren Douglas
Brad Clifton
John Harmon
Pete Kimmel
James Flavin
Det. Lt. Boylan
Richard Benedict
Nick Foster
Cliff Clark
Captain Mooney
Esther Howard
Mrs. Brucker, Landlady
Sarah Padden
Mrs. Webb
Ralph Brooks
Detective
George Chandler
Police Photographer
Tristram Coffin
Telephone Company Representative
Frank Dae
Pharmacist
Ralph Dunn
Department of Employment Clerk
John Elliott
Doctor
Frank Ferguson
Albert Murray
Sol Gorss
Robber
William Gould
Coroner
Creighton Hale
Glorietta Desk Clerk
Charles Jordan
Detective Lieutenant Meisner
Fred Kelsey
Officer O'Brien
Douglas Kennedy
Narrator (Voice)
Paul Maxey
Police Dispatcher