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.
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 ,