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Plot

Cover-Up transfers the metropolitan "film noir" milieu to a small Midwestern town. Dennis O'Keefe plays Sam Donovan, an insurance detective, investigating the suicide of a policy holder. All signs point to murder, but no one in the victim's hometown is willing to cooperate with Donovan, least of all sheriff Larry Beat (William Bendix). Local girl Anita (Barbara Britton) breaks through the wall of silence and helps Donovan solve the mystery. Intriguingly, the action of Cover-Up takes place at Christmastime, with the tinselly Yuletide atmosphere providing stark contrast to the sordid murder story.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
85min.
DVD Release Date:
11/22/2005
Director(s):
Alfred E. Green
Starring:
William Bendix , Dennis O'Keefe , Barbara Britton , Art Baker , Helen Spring
Themes:
Small-Town Life,Murder Investigations
Tone:
Bleak,Gloomy,Tense
Keywords:
citizen,con/scam,cover-up,death,detective,doctor/nurse,heart-attack,insurance,insurance-investigator,investigation,investigator,killing,life-insurance,love,midwestern,murder,sheriff,suicide,truth,victim
Language:
English