Special Agent (1949)
1h 11m
Running Time
July 22, 1949Release Date
Plot.
A California railroad agent hunts two brothers for murder and robbing a payroll express.
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Cast & Crew.
William Eythe
Johnny Douglas
Kasey Rogers
Lucille Peters (as Laura Elliot)
George Reeves
Paul Devereaux
Paul Valentine
Edmond Devereaux
Tom Powers
Chief Special Agent Wilcox
Carole Mathews
Rose McCreary
Frank Puglia
Grandfather Devereaux
Virginia Christine
Mabel Rumpler
Raymond Bond
Sheriff Babcock
John Hart
Ranch Foreman Frank Kent (as John Hilton)
Truman Bradley
Narrator (voice)
Walter Baldwin
Pop Peters (uncredited)
John Butler
Sam McCreary - Barber (uncredited)
Frank Cady
Motorist (uncredited)
Morgan Farley
Dr. Jerome Bowen (uncredited)
Mary Field
Miss Tannehill - Librarian (uncredited)
Alex Frazer
Book Store Proprietor (uncredited)
Joseph Granby
Sheriff Dodson (uncredited)
James Griffith
Candy Vendor on Train (uncredited)
Paul Harvey
Mr. Travis - Rancher (uncredited)
Thomas Browne Henry
Detective Benton (uncredited)
Jimmy Hunt
Tim Rumpler (uncredited)
Peter Miles
Jake Rumpler Jr (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Barber's Customer (uncredited)
Lee Roberts
Joe - Train Brakeman (uncredited)
Fred Santley
Hardware Store Proprietor (uncredited)
Walter Soderling
Dan Simmons - Mail Car Clerk (uncredited)
Arthur Stone
Tad Miller (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Logger (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
Railroad Supt. Phil Olmstead (uncredited)
Jeff York
Jake Rumpler (uncredited)
William C. Thomas
Director / Producer
Milton Raison
Story
Whitman Chambers
Screenplay
Lewis R. Foster
Screenplay
William H. Pine
Producer
Lucien Cailliet
Original Music Composer
Ellis W. Carter
Director of Photography
Howard A. Smith
Editor
Lewis H. Creber
Art Direction
Alfred Kegerris
Set Decoration
Eunice Proudlove
Hairstylist
Paul Stanhope
Makeup Artist
Tom Lambert
Sound
L.B. Merman
Production Manager
Howard Pine
Assistant Director
Frank G. Carson
Camera Operator
Buzz Gibson
Grip
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 22, 1949
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 11m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
train robbery
murder
b movie
manhunt
brothers
Wiki.
Special Agent is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by William C. Thomas and starring William Eythe. The storyline is loosely based on the DeAutremont Brothers' 1923 train robbery.