Undertow (1949)After being released from prison, an ex-convict is framed for a murder. The man sets out to find the real killers before the police blame the crime on him. Director:William Castle |
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Title: Undertow (1949)
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Scott Brady | ... |
Tony Reagan
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Danny Morgan
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Sally Lee
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Peggy Dow | ... |
Ann McKnight
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Det. Charles Reckling
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Gregg Martell | ... |
Frost - Short Thug
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Robert Anderson | ... |
Stoner - Tall Thug
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Dan Ferniel | ... |
Gene
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Detective
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Charles Sherlock | ... |
Det. Cooper
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After being released from prison, an ex-convict is framed for a murder. The man sets out to find the real killers before the police blame the crime on him. Written by Keith Stacey <staceyk@rpi.net.au>
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Every bullet in Chicago had his name on it!Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
1 December 1949 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Acusado Inocente See more »Filming Locations:
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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William Castle was always a B movie director .His talent -amounting almost to genius -elevated some of his 50's work to the status of "event movies" but works like "The Tingler" "Homicidal"and "Macabre"were nothing but glorified B pictures wrapped in the razzle -dazzle of showmanship.
"Undertow"makes no pretense at being other than what it is-a brisk programmer for the bottom half of double features-and satisfies on this level Scott Brady is Tony Reagon,an ex-con going straight who is framed for the death of a mob boss,Big Jim,and the movie deals with Reagon's fight to clear his name with the help of a sympathetic cop and a schoolteacher with whom he struck up a friendship while en route to Chicago where the bulk of the movie is set.
Good use of the Chicago locations and a brisk pace compensate for moderate acting.Its predictable but narrative pace stops it getting tiresome