Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1949 · 1h 25m

The Undercover Man

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Director
Joseph H. Lewis
Cast
Glenn Ford as Frank Warren Nina Foch as Judith Warren James Whitmore as George Pappas Barry Kelley as Attorney Edward J. O'Rourke Frank Tweddell as Inspector Herzog Howard St. John as Joseph S. Horan
Crew
Burnett Guffey — Director of Photography Al Clark — Editor Jack Rubin — Screenplay Sydney Boehm — Screenplay Frank J. Wilson — Writer Robert Rossen — Producer
Tagline

TOLD WITH THE SNARL OF A MACHINE GUN!

Synopsis

Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime boss. Frank works undercover, posing as a criminal to seek information, but is frustrated when all he finds are terrified witnesses and corrupt police officers.

Mood & Themes
undercover agentgangstersearch for witnessesfilm noirextortiontreasury departmentfederal agenttax evasionjury tamperingcrime syndicatewitness eliminationfearful wife
Key Collaborators
Joseph H. Lewis Director Burnett Guffey Director of Photography Al Clark Editor Jack Rubin Screenplay Sydney Boehm Screenplay Frank J. Wilson Writer Robert Rossen Producer Jean Louis Costume Design
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