The Undercover Man

TOLD WITH THE SNARL OF A MACHINE GUN!

Duration: 85 min
Release date: 1949-03-21
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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.

Crime Drama

The Undercover Man

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