Once Upon a Dead Man

The wife of a San Francisco police commissioner drags him into a charity auction theft, which leads to a murder.

Cast

Rock Hudson

as Stewart McMillan

Susan Saint James

as Sally McMillan

Jack Albertson

as Chief Andrew Yeakel

René Auberjonois

as Andre Stryker

Kurt Kasznar

as Edmond Corday

Jonathan Harris

as Mr. Wortzel

Herb Edelman

as Gregory Constantine

John Schuck

as Sgt. Charles Enright

James Wainwright

as John Patterson

Lilyan Chauvin

as Madame Jarnac

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