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Special Agent is a 1935 American crime drama film directed by William Keighley and starring Bette Davis and George Brent. The screenplay by Laird Doyle and Abem Finkel is based on a story by Martin Mooney.
- Samuel Bischoff (uncredited), Martin Mooney (uncredited)
Special Agent: Directed by William Keighley. With Bette Davis, George Brent, Ricardo Cortez, Jack La Rue. Newspaperman Bill Bradford becomes a special agent for the tax service trying to end the career of racketeer Alexander Carston. Julie Gardner is Carston's bookkeeper.
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- Drama, Mystery, Romance
- William Keighley
- 1935-09-14
Special Agent. In Special Agent (1935), Ricardo Cortez plays a racketeer whom the Feds decide to nail for tax evasion, a la Al Capone. The best way to do this, they decide, is to deputize newspaperman George Brent as a "special agent" to gather evidence against Cortez.
- William Keighley, Chuck Hansen
- Bette Davis
Special Agent (1935) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
After an opening with a federal officer lecturing agents about busting gangsters for unpaid taxes, we meet one noted target, Ricardo Cortez as Carston, with his unexpected companion bookkeeper Julie (Bette Davis), with a nifty shot at the arcade, William Keighley directing, in Warner Bros. Special Agent, 1935.
Overview. Newspaperman Bill Bradford becomes a special agent for the tax service trying to end the career of racketeer Nick Carston. Julie Gardner is Carston's bookkeeper. Bradford enters Carston's organization and Julie cooperates with him to land Carston in jail. An informer squeals on them.
Newspaperman Bill Bradford becomes a special agent for the tax service trying to end the career of racketeer Nick Carston. Julie Gardner is Carston's bookkeeper. Bradford enters Carston's organization and Julie cooperates with him to land Carston in jail.
