Special Agent

Director: William Keighley William Keighley

Overview

The agent of the title is George Brent, a journalist sent by the Government to get the goods on a crime syndicate. Brent befriends Bette Davis, bookkeeper for suspected crime boss Ricardo Cortez. Bette's cooperation nearly costs her life, but both she and Brent manage a tricky escape during a final shoot-out. The IRS busts Cortez' gang on income tax evasion: Can you say "Al Capone"? Special Agent was remade in 1940 as Gambling on the High Seas, with Wayne Morris and Jane Wyman in the leading roles.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/02/2015
UPC:	0888574281724
Original Release:	1935
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Archives
Language:	English
Time:	1:16:00
Sales rank:	42,851

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Bette Davis	Julie Carston
George Brent	Bill Bradford
Ricardo Cortez	Nick Carston
Jack La Rue	Andrews
Joe Sawyer	Rich
Joseph Crehan	Chief of Police
Henry O'Neill	District Attorney
Irving Pichel	U.S. District Attorney
Robert Strange	Armitage
Joseph King	Wilson
William B. Davidson	Young
J. Carrol Naish	Durrell
Paul Guilfoyle	Secretary to District Attorney
Robert Barrat	Head of Internal Revenue Department,Head of Internal Revenue Department
Charles Middleton	Cop,Actor
Thomas Jackson	Cop,Actor
Jack Mower	Cop
Eddy Chandler	Cop
Eddie Hart	Cop
Jack McHugh	Newsboy
Billy Naylor	Newsboy
Garry Owen	Man
John Dilson	Man
Milton Kibbee	Player,Player
Edwin Argus	Looker-on
John Alexander	Manager
Jerry Fletcher	Young Man
Lucille Ward	Matron
Herbert Skinner	Henry
Allan Cavan	Starter
Bob Montgomery	Gangster
Huey White	Gangster
Dutch Hendrian	Gangster
Louis Natheaux	Clerk
John Kelly	Capper
Emmett Vogan	Police Announcer
Frank Fanning	Driver
Douglas Wood	Judge
Lee Phelps	Court Clerk
Martha Tibbetts	Operator

Technical Credits

Laird Doyle

Abem Finkel

William Keighley	Director
Martin Mooney	Producer
Laird Doyle	Screenwriter
Abem Finkel	Screenwriter