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Cover Up (1949)

Cover Up poster
Directed by
Alfred Edward Green
Genre
film noir, mystery film, Christmas film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An insurance investigator goes to a small town during Christmas to look into a suspicious death. He begins to suspect the townspeople are covering up the truth.

noirmysterioussuspensefulholiday-settensewintryinvestigative

What happens

Cover Up is a 1949 American film noir mystery starring Dennis O'Keefe, William Bendix and Barbara Britton. O'Keefe also co-wrote the screenplay, credited as Jonathan Rix. Directed by Alfred E. Green, the picture takes place during the Christmas season. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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