Cover Up (1949 film)
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Director Alfred E. Green Music director Hans J. Salter Language English | 6.2/10 Genre Mystery Duration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date February 25, 1949 (1949-02-25) (U.S.) Writer Jerome Odlum (original screenplay), Dennis OKeefe (original screenplay), Francis Swann (additional dialogue), Lawrence Kimble (additional dialogue) Screenplay Dennis OKeefe, Jerome Odlum Cast William Bendix (Sheriff Larry Best), Dennis O'Keefe (Sam Donovan), Barbara Britton (Anita Weatherby), Art Baker (Stu Weatherby), Ann E. Todd (Cathie Weatherby), Doro Merande (Hilda)Similar movies Silent Night, Deadly Night , The Nightmare Before Christmas , Batman Returns , The Polar Express , Goodfellas , The Santa Clause Tagline Love Is Like Murder... when you're in... you're in deep! |
An insurance sleuth (Dennis OKeefe) probes a small-town suicide, senses hostility and suspects murder.

Cover Up is a 1949 black-and-white mystery film written by and starring Dennis OKeefe, William Bendix, and Barbara Britton. OKeefe also co-wrote the screenplay, credited as Jonathan Rix. The murder mystery takes place during the Christmas season.

In a small Midwestern town a man is found dead. Dennis O'Keefe plays an insurance investigator looking into the apparent suicide. All clues leads him into suspecting murder. Unfortunately, no one wants to assist him with the case, including Sheriff Larry Best (Bendix). Finally, attractive local girl Anita (Britton) breaks the silence and helps investigator Donovan solve the case.
Plot
In a small Midwestern town a man is found dead. When insurance investigator Sam Donovan (OKeefe) arrives looking into the apparent suicide, all clues lead him into suspecting murder. Unfortunately, no one wants to assist him with the case, including Sheriff Larry Best (Bendix). Finally, attractive local girl Anita (Britton) breaks the silence and helps investigator Donovan solve the case.
References
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