The Black Marble

1980 • 113 minutes

About this movie

When tough-guy Los Angeles police detective A.M. Valnikov (Robert Foxworth) is paired up with comely fellow cop Natalie Zimmerman (Paula Prentiss), the two investigate the abduction of an aristocrat's cherished pet dog. As the case pushes the partners toward romance, they get closer to tracking down the canine's hapless kidnapper, Philo Skinner (Harry Dean Stanton). While Valnikov and Zimmerman are on the job, strange circumstances lead to plenty of ridiculous situations.