United States / Mar 21, 1949 / NR
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Leo Penn | Sidney Gordon |
| Joan Lazer | Rosa Rocco |
| Esther Minciotti | Maria Rocco |
| Angela Clarke | Theresa Rocco |
| Anthony Caruso | Salvatore Rocco |
| Robert Osterloh | Emanuel 'Manny' Zanger |
| Kay Medford | Gladys LaVerne |
| Patricia Barry | Muriel Gordon |
| David Bauer | Stanley Weinburg |
| Richard Bartell | Bailiff |
| Peter Brocco | Johnny (uncredited) |
| John Butler | Grocer / Bookie |
| Wheaton Chambers | Parker's Secretary |
| Marcella Cisney | Alice Ferguson |
| Michael Cisney | Michael Cisney |
| Tom Coleman | Plainclothesman (uncredited) |
| Roy Darmour | Hoodlum |
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| George Douglas | District Attorney |
| Jim Drum | Policeman |
| Sidney Dubin | Harris |
| Ben Erway | Court Clerk |
| Virginia Farmer | Mrs. Weisner |
| John George | Onlooker at Murder Scene (uncredited) |
| Everett Glass | Judge Allen F. Parker (uncredited) |
| Jack Gordon | Hoodlum (uncredited) |
| Sol Gorss | Joseph Clark - Hoodlum (uncredited) |
| Kit Guard | Passerby |
| Robert Haines | Coroner's Office Phone Clerk |
| Tom Hanlon | Newsreel Announcer |
| John Ireland | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| Ted Jordan | Hoodlum (uncredited) |
| Paul Kruger | Malibu Policeman |
| Pat Lane | Policeman |
| Robert Malcolm | Malibu Policeman |
| Cy Malis | Hoodlum |
| Joe Mantell | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Paul Marion | Hoodlum |
| Irene Martin | |
| Allen Mathews | Policeman |
| Edwin Max | Horse Parlor Manager |
| Frank Mayo | Jury Foreman |
| Daniel Meyers | |
| Silvio Minciotti | Vendor |
| Al Murphy | |
| Billy Nelson | Horse Parlor Bouncer (uncredited) |
| Brian O'Hara | Policeman |
| Joe Palma | Policeman |
| Franklin Parker | |
| Rose Plumer | Rocco Tenement Resident |
| Ed Randolph | |
| Stella LeSaint | |
| William Rhinehart | Gunman |
| Wally Rose | Hoodlum |
| Cosmo Sardo | Man Departing Train |
| Bernard Sell | |
| Larry Steers | Man in Movie Audience |
| Bert Stevens | Plainclothesman |
| Bill Stubbs | Gambler |
| Glen Thompson | Hoodlum |
| Arthur Tovey | Federal Agent Guarding Witnesses (uncredited) |
| William Vedder | Druggist |
| Peter Virgo | Cigar-Store Owner / Bookie |
| Ralph Volkie | Big Man |
| Helen Wallace | Mrs. O'Rourke (uncredited) |
| Harlan Warde | Hoodlum |
| Than Wyenn | Cabbie |
| Esther Zeitlin |
Genres
CrimeDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Undercover Man |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano, English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date | 21 marzo 1949 |
| Production | Robert Rossen |
| Writer | Sydney Boehm, Jack Rubin, Frank J. Wilson |
| Editing | Al Clark |
| Cinematography | Burnett Guffey |
| Assistant directors | Wilbur McGaugh, Joseph H. Lewis |
| Camera operators | Burnett Guffey |
| Additional photography | Burnett Guffey |
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| Production design | William Kiernan, Walter Holscher |
| Art direction | Walter Holscher, William Kiernan |
| Set decoration | William Kiernan, Walter Holscher |
| Music | George Duning, Jack A. Goodrich |
| Sound | Jack A. Goodrich, George Duning |
| Costume design | Jean Louis, Greta Ardine, Robert J. Schiffer |
| Makeup | Robert J. Schiffer, Greta Ardine, Jean Louis |
| Hairstyling | Greta Ardine, Robert J. Schiffer, Jean Louis |
Release dates
Theatrical release
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