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| Directed by | Joseph Pevney |
| Screenplay by | Harry Essex |
| Story by | Francis Rosenwald |
| Produced by | Aubrey Schenck |
| Starring | Alexis Smith Scott Brady |
| Cinematography | Carl Guthrie |
| Edited by | Russell F. Schoengarth |
| Color process | Black and white |
| Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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| Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Undercover Girl is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Alexis Smith and Scott Brady.
Plot
A woman joins the police and tries to pursue her father's killers by assuming an undercover identity.
Cast
- Alexis Smith as Christine Miller
- Scott Brady as Lt. Michael Trent
- Richard Egan as Jess Faylen
- Gladys George as Liz
- Edmond Ryan as Doc Holmes
- Gerald Mohr as Reed Menig
- Royal Dano as Moocher
- Harry Landers as Tully
- Connie Gilchrist as Captain Parker
- Angela Clarke as Babe
- Regis Toomey as "Butt" Miller
- Lynn Ainley as Pat Gibson
- Tris Coffin as Robbie (as Tristram Coffin)
- Lawrence Cregar as Murph
- Harold Gary as Wally
- Edwin Rand as Lew (as Ed Rand)
- Mel Archer as Collar
Reception
In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Thomas M. Pryor wrote: "here are no surprises in 'Undercover Girl.' The film details in interesting fashion, however, how the L.A. police help Chris to win the confidence of the smugglers as a big drug buyer from Chicago. Not so interesting are the climactic moments of the melodrama when a sleazy character discovers that Chris is a cop and tips off the gang. It might be interesting, just for the sake of change, to have a police plan work out so successfully that the gang could be apprehended without discovering the identity of the undercover agent. How about it, moviemakers?"
See also
References
- "Undercover Girl 1950". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "Undercover Girl". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- Pryor, Thomas M. (1950-11-08). "Alexis Smith Starred in Film at Rivoli". The New York Times. p. 37.
External links
- Undercover Girl at IMDb
- Undercover Girl at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Undercover Girl at the TCM Movie Database
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