Cover-Up (1949)
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Cover-Up transfers the metropolitan "film noir" milieu to a small Midwestern town. Dennis O'Keefe plays Sam Donovan, an insurance detective, investigating the suicide of a policy holder. All signs point to murder, but no one in the victim's hometown is willing to cooperate with Donovan, least of all sheriff Larry Beat (William Bendix). Local girl Anita (Barbara Britton) breaks through the wall of silence and helps Donovan solve the mystery. Intriguingly, the action of Cover-Up takes place at Christmastime, with the tinselly Yuletide atmosphere providing stark contrast to the sordid murder story.
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Cast
William Bendix
as Sheriff Larry Best
as Sheriff Larry Best
Dennis O'Keefe
as Sam Donovan
as Sam Donovan
Barbara Britton
as Anita Weatherby
as Anita Weatherby
Art Baker
as Stu Weatherby
as Stu Weatherby
Helen Spring
as Bessie Weatherby
as Bessie Weatherby
Ann E. Todd
as Cathie Weatherby
as Cathie Weatherby
Ann Todd
as Cathie Weatherby
as Cathie Weatherby
Doro Merande
as Hilda
as Hilda
Virginia Christine
as Margaret Baker
as Margaret Baker
Russell Armes
as Frank Baker
as Frank Baker
Dan White
as Gabe
as Gabe
Paul E. Burns
as Mr. Abbey
as Mr. Abbey
Ruth Lee
as Mrs. Abbey
as Mrs. Abbey
Emmett Vogan
as Blakely
as Blakely
Jamesson Shade
as Editor
as Editor
Henry Hall
as Mayor
as Mayor
Jack Lee
as Addison
as Addison
Russell Arms
as Frank Baker
as Frank Baker
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Pleasing old-fashioned crime drama.
December 28, 2011 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
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