T-Men (1947)
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The moodily evocative docudrama T-Men stars Dennis O'Keefe as Dennis O'Brien, a treasury agent determined to bring a counterfeiting ring to justice. O'Brien and his partner Tony Genaro (Alfred Ryder) go undercover to gain the confidence of the ruthless Detroit mob responsible for the phony money.… More The moodily evocative docudrama T-Men stars Dennis O'Keefe as Dennis O'Brien, a treasury agent determined to bring a counterfeiting ring to justice. O'Brien and his partner Tony Genaro (Alfred Ryder) go undercover to gain the confidence of the ruthless Detroit mob responsible for the phony money. The plot, compelling though it is, takes second place to the film's stylish set pieces, superbly directed by Anthony Mann and brilliantly photographed by John Alton. Among the film's most famous moments is the scene in which two-bit hood Wallace Ford is bumped off in a steam bath by sadistic hood Charles McGraw, not to mention the harrowing vignette wherein O'Keefe, posing as a crook, must stand by silently as his partner Ryder is murdered. One of the finest examples of the film noir form, T-Men proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that a film didn't need to have a lush budget, brilliant Technicolor and Clark Gable to score a hit with postwar moviegoers. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.
- Directed By
- Anthony Mann
- Written By
- John C. Higgins
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
- In Theaters
- Dec 15, 1947 Wide
- On DVD
- Apr 30, 2002
Critic Reviews
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Hard as nails Anthony Mann noir classic starring Dennis O'Keefe and June Lockhart.
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Visually brilliant, powerful thriller.
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Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
Subtext is king in Anthony Mann's noirs, with engrossing, underlying social, political, and psychological traumas compensating for caricatural dialogue, monotonous performances, and plodding plot twists.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Brought to wider attention the immense skills of B-film director Anthony Mann.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, San Francisco Examiner
Has a kind of documentary immediacy, with a trumpet-voiced narrator piping in to tell us what's going on.
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Cast
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Dennis O'Keefeas Dennis O'Brien -
Mary Meadeas Evangeline -
Charles McGrawas Moxie
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Alfred Ryderas Anthony Gennaro -
Wallace Fordas Schemer -
June Lockhartas Mary Gennaro
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