Cover-Up (1949)
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33% of users liked it
(28 ratings)
Cover-Up transfers the metropolitan "film noir" milieu to a small Midwestern town. Dennis O'Keefe plays Sam Donovan, an insurance detective, investigating the suicide of a policy holder. All signs point to murder, but no one in the victim's hometown is willing to cooperate with… More Cover-Up transfers the metropolitan "film noir" milieu to a small Midwestern town. Dennis O'Keefe plays Sam Donovan, an insurance detective, investigating the suicide of a policy holder. All signs point to murder, but no one in the victim's hometown is willing to cooperate with Donovan, least of all sheriff Larry Beat (William Bendix). Local girl Anita (Barbara Britton) breaks through the wall of silence and helps Donovan solve the mystery. Intriguingly, the action of Cover-Up takes place at Christmastime, with the tinselly Yuletide atmosphere providing stark contrast to the sordid murder story. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Alfred E. Green
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 25, 1949 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Pleasing old-fashioned crime drama.
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Cast
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William Bendix
as Larry Beat
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Dennis O'Keefe
as Sam Donovan
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Barbara Britton
as Anita Weatherby
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Art Baker
as Stu Weatherby
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Helen Spring
as Bessie Weatherby
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Ann E. Todd
as Cathie Weatherby
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Doro Merande
as Hilda
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Virginia Christine
as Margaret Baker
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Dan White
as Gabe
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Paul E. Burns
as Mr. Abbey
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Ruth Lee
as Mrs. Abbey
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Emmett Vogan
as Blakely
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Jamesson Shade
as Editor
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Henry Hall
as Mayor
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Russell Arms
as Frank Baker
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Jack Lee
as Addison
