T-Men

"Terrific... and true!"

1947 1h 32m EN

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 98

CrimeThriller

Synopsis

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Two T-men, U.S. Treasury agents, go undercover in Detroit, and then Los Angeles, in an attempt to break a U.S. currency counterfeiting ring.

“Terrific... and true!”

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Cast

Dennis O'Keefe
Dennis O'Brien / Vannie Harrigan
Mary Meade
Evangeline
Alfred Ryder
Tony Genaro / Tony Galvani
Wallace Ford
The Schemer
June Lockhart
Mary Genaro
Charles McGraw
Moxie
Jane Randolph
Diana Simpson
Art Smith
Gregg

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anthony Mann
Writers: John C. Higgins, Virginia Kellogg
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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79 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Anthony Mann, shot by John Alton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Paul Sawtell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Fred Allen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Dennis O'Keefe and Mary Meade and Alfred Ryder carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Terrific... and true!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0039881 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Anthony Mann directs. John Alton behind the camera. Paul Sawtell scores. Fred Allen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

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179 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
3Directed by Anthony Mann, shot by John Alton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Paul Sawtell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Fred Allen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Dennis O'Keefe and Mary Meade and Alfred Ryder carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Terrific... and true!".
8IMDB entry: tt0039881 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 15 themes, including "undercover agent", "undercover", "gangster", "film noir".