When a Los Angeles bookie is cut down in a brutal shotgun slaying, it's up to cops Joe Friday (Jack Webb, who directed) and Frank Smith (Ben Alexander) to methodically work the meager leads and connect the crime to a devious racket chieftain. It's just the facts for this first-ever theatrical spin-off from a TV series; Richard Boone, Ann Robinson, Virginia Gregg, Dennis Weaver co-star. 90 min. Standard and Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English audio commentary; theatrical trailer.