Characters & Themes
The Undercover Man (1949) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1949 · 85 mins · English
- Directed by
- Joseph H. Lewis
- Starring
- Joe Mantell, Barry Kelley, John Ireland, Jack Gordon, Howard St. John, Peter Brocco
The story unfolds amid the snarling crack of a machine gun. Treasury agent Frank Warren is assigned to end a powerful mob crime boss’s operations. He goes undercover, posing as a criminal to gather intelligence, but finds only terrified witnesses and corrupt police officers, leaving him frustrated and in constant danger.
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