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The Undercover Man (1949)

The Undercover Man (1949)

Drama Crime

TOLD WITH THE SNARL OF A MACHINE GUN!

Release Date: 1949, March 21
Directors: Joseph H. Lewis
Countries: United States of America
Production: Columbia Pictures, Columbia Pictures
Cast: James Whitmore, Nina Foch, Arthur Tovey, Kit Guard, Paul Kruger, Billy Nelson, Bert Stevens, Helen Wallace, Peter Brocco, Tom Coleman, Jack Gordon, Frank Mayo

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

gangster film noir undercover agent extortion police corruption tax evasion jury tampering treasury department federal agent search for witnesses corrupt legal system fearful wife crime syndicate witness elimination witness intimidation