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 byJoseph Pevney
Screenplay byHarry Essex
Story byFrancis Rosenwald
Produced byAubrey Schenck
StarringAlexis Smith
Scott Brady
CinematographyCarl Guthrie
Edited byRussell F. Schoengarth
Color processBlack and white
Production
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Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • November 2, 1950 (1950-11-02)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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

Cast

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Reception

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Undercover Girl 1950". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Undercover Girl". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  3. ^ Pryor, Thomas M. (1950-11-08). "Alexis Smith Starred in Film at Rivoli". The New York Times. p. 37.
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