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RUNTIME
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Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
Don DeFore
John Riggs / Nick Starnes
Andrea King
Nora Craig
George Tobias
Reggie
Barry Kelley
Bill Evans
Morris Ankrum
Eugene Deane
Robert Osterloh
Albert
Charles Cane
Harris
Kippee Valez
Singer
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Boris Ingster
- Writers
- Milton Raison, Boris Ingster, Leo Townsend
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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76 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Boris Ingster, shot by Russell Harlan. 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 Stuart Frye. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Christian Nyby shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Don DeFore and Andrea King and George Tobias carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0042989 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Boris Ingster directs. Russell Harlan behind the camera. Stuart Frye scores. Christian Nyby cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 276 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Boris Ingster, shot by Russell Harlan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Stuart Frye. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Christian Nyby shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Don DeFore and Andrea King and George Tobias carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0042989 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 10Classified under 11 themes, including "undercover agent", "film noir", "secret service", "counterfeiter".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Russell Harlan
- Original score
- Stuart Frye
- Editing
- Christian Nyby
- Runtime
- 73 min · 1h 13m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB rating
- 6.3/10 · 264 votes
- MPAA
- Approved
Also by
Boris Ingster
Production companies
Who made it
- AL
Allied Artists
US
- KI
King Brothers Productions
US
Key crew
- EditorChristian Nyby
- ProducerMaurice King
- ProducerFrank King
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- undercover agent
- film noir
- secret service
- counterfeiter
- treasury agent
- counterfeiting ring
- female gangleader
- police procedural
- government infiltration
- mob corruption
- voiceover narration
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1950-11-16
