Set in present day Germany (and by present day we're talking 1972), Sandy (Glenn Corbett) is an American private eye searching for the person who killed his partner. A fish-out-of-water detective story, Fuller's Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street navigates the shadows of the great crime dramas, filling the viewer's imagination with memories of the classic "private dick" stories bringing to life the likes of Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe and Peter Gunn. In a film filled with double-crosses, several red herrings, and the quintessential femme fatale, Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street is a treat for any Samuel Fuller fan, as well as the uninitiated.