The Undercover Man

The Undercover Man (1949)

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Eliot Ness may have gotten lots of publicity (especially long after the fact) for breaking the Capone mob, but as Joseph H. Lewis' The Undercover Man reminds us, it was the accountants and the numbers-crunchers that brought down Capone and his mob. Frank Warren (Glenn Ford) started out as an… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Genres
Drama, Romance, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
In Theaters
Apr 20, 1949 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television

    Highly creative crime film, with visually inventive direction.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    A very solid crime thriller shot in semi-documentary style.

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