Undercover Men

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Undercover Men
Directed by Sam Newfield
Story byMurison Dunn
(Screen Story)
Starring Charles Starrett
Adrienne Dore
Kenne Duncan
Wheeler Oakman
Cinematography Sam Leavitt
Edited byAlex Meyers
Production
company
Booth Productions
Distributed byDominion Motion Pictures (Canada)
Columbia Pictures (USA)
Release date
  • December 1, 1934 (1934-12-01)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Undercover Men is a 1934 Canadian Western film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Charles Starrett, Adrienne Dore, Kenne Duncan and Wheeler Oakman. [1] It was made in Toronto by the B-movie company Booth Productions. With a plot following the activities of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the film contains elements of a Northern.

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In 1934 it was released as a quota quickie in the United Kingdom by MGM, as it was eligible for the British quota having been made within the British Empire.

Plot

For showing cowardice during a holdup, bank teller Bob Hunter is fired. He joins the Mounties and is assigned to look for those robbers. To have him work undercover, the Inspector's scheme is to have Bob supposedly kicked out of the Mounties.

Cast

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References

  1. Pitts p.376

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