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- A daredevil car thief called the Road Runner is terrorizing the Los Angeles area, and to solve the crime, the insurance companies have put their heads together and sent Pete Novick (Joe Don Baker), insurance investigator extraordinaire, to crack the case.
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After a wave of unsolved car thefts, an insurance company calls in private investigator Pete Novick (Joe Don Baker) to solve the case. While the chief of police isn't thrilled about having an outsider come and show up his men, one of the officers is a former girlfriend of Novick's who's more than willing to help him out in any way she can.
Novick discovers the car thefts may be linked to Spillano, a drug kingpin who has serious clout with Hogan and the police department. One night, Pete and Billy go investigate a car at an abandoned factory, but Novick ends up getting chased by one of Spillano's men.
A daredevil car thief called the Road Runner is terrorizing the Los Angeles area, and to solve the crime, the insurance companies have put their heads together and sent Pete Novick (Joe Don Baker), insurance investigator extraordinaire, to crack the case.
- Earl Bellamy
- First Artists, Interamar
Sep 1, 2024 · The private investigator was a popular lead character for films of this era, and in Speedtrap, we find the flared jean-wearing, mutton-chopped ex-detective Pete Novick (Joe Don Baker) front and centre.
Private investigator Pete Novick is hired by an insurance company to find out who is behind a wave of car thefts. The chief of police d sn't want this outsider interfering in the case, but Pete's ex-girlfriend who works on the force welcomes his involvement and offers to help his investigation.
- Earl Bellamy
- Joe Don Baker
Aug 31, 2020 · They turn to a paisley-shirt wearing private investigator named Pete Novick (played by Joe Don Baker). Novick’s a hard-drinking, hard-living P.I. who is going to solve the case no matter what. Authority figures like police Captain Hogan (Morgan Woodward) hate him.
After a wave of unsolved car thefts, an insurance company calls in private investigator Pete Novick (Joe Don Baker) to solve the case. While the chief of police isn't thrilled about having an outsider come and show up his men, one of the officers is a former girlfriend of Novick's who's more than willing to help him out in any way she can.
