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"Crime under the microscope. Introducing Police chemist Gordon McKay."
Van Heflin stars as the head of a city crime lab who tries to solve the murder of the town mayor by scientifically analyzing evidence.
46 Cast Members
Van Heflin
Gordon McKay
Marsha Hunt
Jane Mitchell
Lee Bowman
Gerald I. Ladimer
Samuel S. Hinds
Mayor Daniels
Cliff Clark
Captain Lynch
Eddie Quillan
Eddie Wright
John Litel
Matty
Cathy Lewis
Bessie Wright
Nella Walker
Mrs. Daniels
Robert Blake
Boy in Car (uncredited)
Leon Belasco
Chris Spyro - Cook (uncredited)
Margaret Bert
Miss Huser - Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
Pierre - Headwaiter (uncredited)
Roy Brent
Suspect (uncredited)
George M. Carleton
Taggart - Third Politician (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Rosson - Detective Grilling Eddie (uncredited)
Ken Christy
Police Chief Spencer (uncredited)
Mark Daniels
Reporter (uncredited)
Paul Fix
Allison Stacy (uncredited)
James Flavin
Keenan - Detective Grilling Eddie (uncredited)
