Special Agent (1949 film)

Special Agent
Directed byWilliam C. Thomas
Screenplay byWhitman Chambers
Lewis R. Foster
Story byMilton Raison
Produced byWilliam H. Pine
William C. Thomas
StarringWilliam Eythe
CinematographyEllis W. Carter
Edited byHoward A. Smith
Music byLucien Cailliet
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • 22 July 1949 (1949-07-22)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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


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