The Undercover Man

The Undercover Man

6.1IMDb Score
Released:1949-03-21
Duration:85 min
Director:Joseph H. Lewis
Actors:Glenn Ford, Nina Foch, James Whitmore, Barry Kelley, Frank Tweddell
Production:Columbia Pictures

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.

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