After a wave of unsolved car thefts, an insurance company calls in private investigator Pete Nobeck to solve the case. While the chief of police isn't thrilled about having an outsider come...
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| Joe Don Baker | ... | Pete Novick | |
| Tyne Daly | ... | Niffty Nolan | |
| Richard Jaeckel | ... | Billy | |
| Robert Loggia | ... | Spillano | |
| Morgan Woodward | ... | Capt. Hogan | |
| Lana Wood | ... | New Blossom | |
| Timothy Carey | ... | Loomis | |
| James Griffith | ... | Wino | |
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Lucky Hayes | ... | Head Police Dispatcher |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Roberta Collins | ... | Ms. Hastings, student driver | |
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Larry Dunn | ... | Mr Barth - driving instructor |
| Earl W. Smith | ... | Frostie | |
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After a wave of unsolved car thefts, an insurance company calls in private investigator Pete Nobeck 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 Nobeck'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, Nobeck at last unravels the identity of the thief. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
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April 1978 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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I lived in Phoenix at the time when this was filmed and recognize some things that are now long gone, so watching this movie holds a lot of sentimental nostalgia for me. Some of the scenes were filmed right in the parking lot of the downtown Phoenix police station (built in 1974) The garage where Richard Jaeckel's character works (located at 9th Avenue & Jefferson) was a real auto repair facility called Paul's. Some of the street scenes look like they were filmed in Tucson as well. The antique auto show scenes are right near City Hall. I watch this at least 4 to 5 times a year. Not bad for something I paid $3 for at a truck stop!
The race track scenes were filmed at Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix which was an icon for local racers starting in the 1950s. Sadly it closed in 2014 another victim of overzealous redevelopment that has been going on for decades now. I long since moved away from there.