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Man Under Cover (1922)

Man Under Cover poster
Directed by
Tod Browning
Genre
silent film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man goes undercover to investigate a criminal operation. He faces danger as he tries to gather evidence and bring the criminals to justice.

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What happens

Man Under Cover is a 1922 American silent crime film directed by Tod Browning and starring Herbert Rawlinson and George Hernandez. A copy of Man Under Cover is housed at the Museum of Modern Art. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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