Dramatization of an actual homicide investigation. In 1947 Los Angeles, a police detective tries to solve the shocking and grisly murder of 22-year-old aspiring actress Elizabeth Short, whose nude body was dumped in a lot after being bisected with surgical precision. The detective interviews people who knew Short, who was called "The Black Dahlia" because of the black outfits she wore.

Starring:

Brooke Adams, David Knapp, Don Keefer, Donna Mills, Efrem Zimbalist Jr, Frank Maxwell, Gloria DeHaven, Henry Beckman, Henry Jones, Hollis Irving, John Fiedler, John Fink, June Lockhart, Lana Wood, Lee de Broux, Linden Chiles, Lucie Arnaz, Macdonald Carey, Mercedes McCambridge, Murray MacLeod, Rick Jason, Ronny Cox, Sid Haig, Ted Gehring, Timothy Scott,

Genre:

Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller