The Rookie Cop
CRIME IS TROUGH!
NR 1939 · 61 min · ★ 5.8 · Adventure, Action, Crime
A rookie cop tries to prove his friend is innocent of a robbery, despite the police commissioner's objection to his use of a trained German Shepherd dog named Ace.
Directed by David Howard · Written by Morton Grant
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Tim Holt Clem Maitland -
Virginia Weidler Nicey -
Janet Shaw Gerry Lane -
Frank M. Thomas Police Chief Gordon H. Lane -
Robert Emmett Keane Commissioner Hugh Thomas -
Monte Montague Tom Hadley / Monte, a Henchman -
Don Brodie Frank 'Frankie' Dixon -
Ralf Harolde Joey Anderman, Roadhouse Owner -
Muriel Evans Fern, Joey's Girl - A Ace the Wonder Dog Ace
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