Under-Cover Man

Under-Cover Man (1932)

It took nerves of steel to do what they did!

When his father is murdered, erstwhile conman Nick Darrow asks the cops if he can go undercover to find the killers, and maybe even stop a crime ring that has been plaguing the police. The sister of another innocent victim joins him as they infiltrate the syndicate. Any wrong move could lead to instant death.

Date of release
1932-12-02
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 14m
Genres
Drama, Crime
Director
James Flood

Casting

Interesting facts

Under Cover Man is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by James Flood and starring George Raft, Nancy Carroll and Lew Cody. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

Production

The film was based on a novel by journalist John Wilstach which was published in 1931. The New York Times says "the book keeps pace with this morning's edition fairly well. Mr Wilstach merely blocks his crooks out in the rough. He lets action speak louder than style. There is a rather tarnished love interest. But the crookery is exciting."

Filming took place in October 1932. It was called "Raft's first important personal assignment."

It was the first time Raft played an undercover man. He would go on to play several more, even insisting scripts be changed so his character was an undercover man.

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