Under-Cover Man

Under Cover Man is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by James Flood and starring George Raft, Nancy Carroll and Lew Cody.^[1] It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

Under-Cover Man
Directed by	James Flood
Written by	Thomson Burtis Francis Edward Faragoh Garrett Fort
Based on	novel by John Wilstach
Starring	George Raft Nancy Carroll Lew Cody
Cinematography	Victor Milner
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 2, 1932 (1932-12-02)
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Criminal Nick Darrow goes undercover to get the gangsters who killed his father. He teams up with Lora, the sister of Jimmy, a man who was killed by the same people.

Cast

• George Raft as Nick Darrow
• Nancy Carroll as Lora Madigan
• Lew Cody as Kenneth Mason
• Roscoe Karns as Dannie
• Noel Francis as Connie
• Gregory Ratoff as Martoff
• David Landau as Conklin
• Paul Porcasi as Sam Dorse
• Leyland Hodgson as Gillespie
• William Janney as Jimmy Madigan
• George Davis as Bernie
• Robert Homans as Flanagan

Production

The film was based on a novel by journalist John Wilstach which was published in 1931. The New York Times says "the book keeps pace with this morning's edition fairly well. Mr Wilstach merely blocks his crooks out in the rough. He lets action speak louder than style. There is a rather tarnished love interest. But the crookery is exciting."^[2]

Filming took place in October 1932.^[3] It was called "Raft's first important personal assignment."^[4]

It was the first time Raft played an undercover man. He would go on to play several more, even insisting scripts be changed so his character was an undercover man.^[5]

Reception

The Los Angeles Times called it "exciting and those who like this kind of entertainment will make no mistake to see it."^[6]