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Special Agent
“SEE "T-MEN" MOP-UP MONEYED MOBSTERS G-GUNS COULDN'T GET”
6.2 / 10• 1935• 1h 16m•NR• English
DramaCrime
Storyline
A federal tax agent goes undercover as a reporter and, working with a mobster's pretty bookkeeper, infiltrates a crime ring to catch the racketeer. When she agrees to testify, an informant exposes them and she's kidnapped.
Cast & Crew
Bette Davis
Julie Gardner
Lead
George Brent
Bill Bradford
Ricardo Cortez
Alexander Carston
Jack La Rue
Jake Andrews
Henry O'Neill
District Attorney Roger Quinn
Robert Strange
Waxey Armitage
Joseph Crehan
Commissioner of Police
J. Carrol Naish
Joe Durell
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Keighley's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Special Agent is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
