Special Agent (1949 Film)

Special Agent
Special Agent
Directed by	William C. Thomas
Screenplay by	Whitman Chambers; Lewis R. Foster
Story by	Milton Raison
Produced by	William H. Pine; William C. Thomas
Starring	William Eythe
Cinematography	Ellis W. Carter
Edited by	Howard A. Smith
Music by	Lucien Cailliet
Production; company	Pine-Thomas Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	22 July 1949;
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Special Agent is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by William C. Thomas and starring William Eythe. The storyline is loosely based on the DeAutremont Brothers' 1923 train robbery.

Plot

With their farm in financial jeopardy, the Devereaux brothers, Ed and Paul, decide to rob a train. After their getaway, railroad detective Johnny Douglas arrives to investigate, with help from Lucille Peters, whose father was killed during the robbery.

Cast

William Eythe as Johnny Douglas
Kasey Rogers as Lucille Peters
Paul Valentine as Edmond Devereaux
George Reeves as Paul Devereaux
Carole Mathews as Rose McCreary
Tom Powers as Chief Special Agent Wilcox
Raymond Bond as Sheriff Babcock
Frank Puglia as Grandfather Devereaux
Walter Baldwin as Pop Peters
Jeff York as Jake Rumpler
Virginia Christine as Mabel Rumpler
Robert Williams as Supt. Olmstead
Joseph Granby as Sheriff Dodson
Morgan Farley as Dr. Bowen
John Hilton as Frank Kent
Peter Miles as Jake Rumpler Jr
Jimmy Hunt as Tim Rumpler
Arthur Stone as Tad Miller
Truman Bradley as Narrator

External links

Special Agent at IMDb
Special Agent is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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