Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)
A sophisticated con man mounts an intricate plan to rob an airport bank while the Soviet premier is due to arrive.
Top billed cast
James CoburnEli Kotch
Camilla SparvInger Knudson
Aldo RayEddie Hart
Nina WayneFrieda Schmid
Robert WebberMilo Stewart
Rose MarieMargaret Kirby
Todd ArmstrongAlfred Morgan
Marian McCargoMarion Hague
Michael StrongPaul Feng
Severn DardenMiles Fisher
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