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Mild-mannered mystery writer D. H. Mercer has become so immersed in his material that his creation, hard-boiled private eye Biff Deegan, constantly appears to him as a hallucination. Intent on getting rid of Biff, and replacing him with a more civilized detective, Mercer soon finds himself in a genuine mystery involving art fraud, murder, and a beautiful lady in peril.
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Robert Hays
D.H. 'Hank' Mercer / Biff Deegan
Catherine Mary Stewart
Marissa
Christopher Murney
Lt. Greenberg
Fred Gwynne
Victor Greville
Celeste Holm
Claire
Martin Neufeld
Pete
Michael Copeman
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Eric Keenleyside
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Robin Ward
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Louis Di Bianco
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Marc Gomes
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Lynne Cormack
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Lynne Gorman
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Jacques Sandulescu
Timothy (uncredited)
Lewis J. Stadlen
Norman Wagstaff (uncredited)
Gavin Mitchell
Production Design
Cameron McDonald
Camera Operator
Ernie F. Orsatti
Stunt Coordinator
Rick Hinson
Assistant Sound Editor
Billy Goldenberg
Original Music Composer
Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
Mark Snow
Original Music Composer
Michael Norell
Story
Michael Norell
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