Special Agent
Seen it?1935 | 76 min | Drama, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for anyone fascinated by the criminal underworld and anyone who loves watching the truth get chased down. A look inside a world of loyalty, money and betrayal. It's about the digging, and what it costs to get the story.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Lets scenes breathe, at 1 hr 16 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1935: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
A federal tax agent goes undercover as a reporter and, working with a mobster's pretty bookkeeper, infiltrates a crime ring to catch the racketeer. When she agrees to testify, an informant exposes them and she's kidnapped.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by William Keighley
- Bette DavisJulie Gardner
- George BrentBill Bradford
- Ricardo CortezAlexander Carston
- Jack La RueJake Andrews
- Henry O'NeillDistrict Attorney Roger Quinn
- Robert StrangeWaxey Armitage
- Joseph CrehanCommissioner of Police
- J. Carrol NaishJoe Durell
- Joe SawyerRich - Chief Henchman
- William B. DavidsonCharlie Young - Carston's Lawyer