Undercover Agent

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Undercover Agent
Undercover Agent title card.jpg
Title card for the film
Directed by Howard Bretherton
Screenplay by Milton Raison
Story by Martin Mooney
Produced by E. B. Derr
Starring Russell Gleason
Shirley Deane
J. M. Kerrigan
Cinematography Arthur Martinelli
Edited byHoward Dillinger
Russell Schoengarth
Music by Abe Meyer
Production
company
Distributed by Monogram Pictures
Release date
  • April 5, 1939 (1939-04-05)(US) [1]
Running time
56 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Undercover Agent is a 1939 American drama film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Russell Gleason, Shirley Deane, and J. M. Kerrigan. It was released on April 5, 1939.

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References

  1. "Undercover Agent". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.