Cover-Up.

The inhabitants of a small town resist an insurance investigator's attempts to prove that their respected doctor is guilty of murder.

Insurance investigator Sam Donovan (O'Keefe) arrives looking into the apparent suicide of Roger Phillips. No one wants to assist him with the case, despite a double indemnity clause. During the investigation, Sam and local girl Anita Weatherby are strongly attracted to each other. Anita finds her father's hidden Luger pistol while searching for a place to store her diary.

Credits

Directed by
Alfred Edward Green
Written by
Dennis O'Keefe
Cast
Dennis O'Keefe, William Bendix, Art Baker, Barbara Britton
Cinematography
Ernest Laszlo
Music
Hans J. Salter

Copyright

Complete catalog record
COVER-UP. Strand Productions, Inc. Released through United Artists Corp., c1949. 82 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Summary: The inhabitants of a small town resist an insurance investigator's attempts to prove that their respected doctor is guilty of murder. Credits: Producer, Ted Nasser; director, Alfred E. Green; original screenplay, Jerome Odlum, Jonathan Rix; music, Hans J. Salter; film editor, Fred W. Berger. Cast: William Bendix, Dennis O'Keefe, Barbara Britton, Art Baker, Helen Spring. © Strand Productions, Inc.; 25Feb49; LP21151.

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, country, genre, description, credits, catalog record, copyright
  2. Wikidata · Q1138096 ↗