Undercover Girl

For the British film, see Undercover Girl (1958 film).

Undercover Girl is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Alexis Smith and Scott Brady.^[1]

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Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joseph Pevney
Screenplay by	Harry Essex
Story by	Francis Rosenwald
Produced by	Aubrey Schenck
Starring	Alexis Smith Scott Brady
Cinematography	Carl Guthrie
Edited by	Russell F. Schoengarth
Color process	Black and white
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	November 2, 1950 (1950-11-02)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A woman joins the police and tries to pursue her father's killers by assuming an undercover identity.^[2]

Cast

• Alexis Smith as Christine Miller
• Scott Brady as Lt. Michael Trent
• Richard Egan as Jess Faylen
• Gladys George as Liz
• Edmond Ryan as Doc Holmes
• Gerald Mohr as Reed Menig
• Royal Dano as Moocher
• Harry Landers as Tully
• Connie Gilchrist as Captain Parker
• Angela Clarke as Babe
• Regis Toomey as "Butt" Miller
• Lynn Ainley as Pat Gibson
• Tris Coffin as Robbie (as Tristram Coffin)
• Lawrence Cregar as Murph
• Harold Gary as Wally
• Edwin Rand as Lew (as Ed Rand)
• Mel Archer as Collar

Reception

In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Thomas M. Pryor wrote: "[T]here are no surprises in 'Undercover Girl.' The film details in interesting fashion, however, how the L.A. police help Chris to win the confidence of the smugglers as a big drug buyer from Chicago. Not so interesting are the climactic moments of the melodrama when a sleazy character discovers that Chris is a cop and tips off the gang. It might be interesting, just for the sake of change, to have a police plan work out so successfully that the gang could be apprehended without discovering the identity of the undercover agent. How about it, moviemakers?"^[3]

See also

• List of American films of 1950