Movie Description
The Undercover Man
(1949)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Joseph H. Lewis
- Producer : Robert Rossen
- Writer : Frank J. Wilson
- Editor : Al Clark
- Cast : Glenn Ford,Nina Foch,James Whitmore,Barry Kelley,Frank Tweddell,Howard St. John,John F. Hamilton,Leo Penn,Joan Lazer,Esther Minciotti,Angela Clarke,Anthony Caruso,Robert Osterloh,Kay Medford,Patricia Barry,David Bauer,Richard Bartell,Peter Brocco,John Butler,Wheaton Chambers,Marcella Cisney,Michael Cisney,Tom Coleman,Roy Darmour,George Douglas,Jim Drum,Sidney Dubin,Ben Erway,Virginia Farmer,John George,Everett Glass,Jack Gordon,Sol Gorss,Kit Guard,Robert Haines,Tom Hanlon,John Ireland,Ted Jordan,Paul Kruger,Pat Lane,Robert Malcolm,Cy Malis,Joe Mantell,Paul Marion,Irene Martin,Allen Mathews,Edwin Max,Frank Mayo,Daniel Meyers,Silvio Minciotti,Al Murphy,Billy Nelson,Brian O'Hara,Joe Palma,Franklin Parker,Rose Plumer,Ed Randolph,Stella LeSaint,William Rhinehart,Wally Rose,Cosmo Sardo,Bernard Sell,Larry Steers,Bert Stevens,Bill Stubbs,Glen Thompson,Arthur Tovey,William Vedder,Peter Virgo,Ralph Volkie,Helen Wallace,Harlan Warde,Than Wyenn,Esther Zeitlin
Cast
Frank Warren
Judith Warren
George Pappas
Attorney Edward J. O'Rourke
Inspector Herzog
Joseph S. Horan
Police Desk Sergeant Shannon
Sidney Gordon
Rosa Rocco
Maria Rocco
Theresa Rocco
Salvatore Rocco
Emanuel 'Manny' Zanger
Gladys LaVerne
Muriel Gordon
Stanley Weinburg
Bailiff
Johnny (uncredited)
Grocer / Bookie
Parker's Secretary
Alice Ferguson
Michael Cisney
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Hoodlum
District Attorney
Policeman
Harris
Court Clerk
Mrs. Weisner
Onlooker at Murder Scene (uncredited)
Judge Allen F. Parker (uncredited)
Hoodlum (uncredited)
Joseph Clark - Hoodlum (uncredited)
Passerby
Coroner's Office Phone Clerk
Newsreel Announcer
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Hoodlum (uncredited)
Malibu Policeman
Policeman
Malibu Policeman
Hoodlum
Newsboy (uncredited)
Hoodlum
Policeman
Horse Parlor Manager
Jury Foreman
Vendor
Horse Parlor Bouncer (uncredited)
Policeman
Policeman
Rocco Tenement Resident
Gunman
Hoodlum
Man Departing Train
Man in Movie Audience
Plainclothesman
Gambler
Hoodlum
Federal Agent Guarding Witnesses (uncredited)
Druggist
Cigar-Store Owner / Bookie
Big Man
Mrs. O'Rourke (uncredited)
Hoodlum
Cabbie
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Facts
Original TitleThe Undercover Man
Status Released
Release Information
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1949-03-21
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 25m
Production CompaniesColumbia Pictures
Genres
- Crime
- Drama
