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The Undercover Man: Directed by Joseph H. Lewis. With Glenn Ford, Nina Foch, James Whitmore, Barry Kelley. Treasury Department agent Frank Warren takes on the case of a mob leader who has evaded paying taxes on his ill-gotten gains.
- (1.4K)
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Joseph H. Lewis
- 1949-06
Plot. Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime boss. The agent struggles to put together a case but is frustrated when all he finds are terrified witnesses and corrupt police officers. Although most informants end up dead, Agent Warren gets critical information about the mob from an ...
Oct 24, 2020 · Watch the 1949 crime film starring Glenn Ford as a federal agent who infiltrates a mob syndicate. The film is based on the true story of Frank J. Wilson, who wrote an autobiography called Undercover Man.
- 81 min
- 1432
- Arthur Blacksmith
The Undercover Man (1949) — (Movie Clip) I Have No Opinion Partial SPOILER as it follows the death of gang-bookkeeper Rocco, unveiled under-cover Treasury agent Frank (Glenn Ford, title character) with obsequious mob attorney O’Rourke (Barry Kelley) making an offer, then agonizing on the train, montage with Joseph H. Lewis directing Robert Osterloh, James Whitmore, Frank Tweddell, Esther ...
- Joseph H. Lewis, Wilbur Mcgaugh
- Glenn Ford
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The Undercover Man is a well-made procedural noir, with a docudrama straightforwardness and lean 85 minute run-time. The only melodramatic, or at least odd touch, is that its thinly veiled Al Capone stand-in is always referred to as "The Big Fellow".
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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. Joseph H. Lewis. Director.