Trouble Is My Business

Trouble Is My Business

Passion, Murder, and Betrayal. Just Another Day at the Office.

PG 2018 · 116 min · ★ 4.7 · Adventure, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

Private eye Roland Drake cracks cases and romances femme fatales in 1940's Los Angeles while corrupt cop Det Barry Tate rules the city. A tale told in the classic style of film noir. Drake has fallen on hard times in a harsh world. He has been evicted from his office and disgraced by a missing persons case. Ruined in the public eye and with the police. it seems like it's all over for Roland Drake. Then, redemption walks in - with curves. The owner of those curves is a sexy, dark haired beauty named Katherine Montemar. She wants his help. The chemistry is immediate and her concern for the disappearance of her family members pulls him into her case - and into bed.

Directed by Tom Konkle

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Vernon Wells Detective Barry Tate
Tom Konkle Roland Drake
Brittney Powell Jennifer Montemar
Steve Tom Gavron Grosney
David Beeler Lew MacDonald
Jordana Capra Evelyn Montemar
Benton Jennings Wilson Montemar
Joe Sobalo Jr. Russian Bodyguard
Ben Pace Johnny Shannon
William Jackson Claude Allen
Mark Teich Rivers
Jana Banker Receptionist Bernice

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