Special Agent

Railroad detective Johnny Douglas investigates a payroll robbery and the murder of a train crew. Tedious but thorough police work leads him to the identities of two brothers, Paul and Ed Devereaux. The Devereaux brothers hide the stolen loot and return to their father s ranch,which they hope to save from foreclosure with the take from the robbery. When the sons of two of the murdered train crew discover the hidden payroll, Johnny has a chance to spring a trap on the Devereaux boys. Written by Jim Beaver Special Agent is a 1949 American English-language Crime Drama film featuring William Eythe, Kasey Rogers, Paul Valentine, George Reeves, Carole Mathews, Tom Powers and Harry Tenbrook. Pine-Thomas Productions was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) William H. Pine and William C. Thomas. The movie is directed by William C. Thomas. Paramount Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the movie. Special Agent was released on 22nd July 1949 and takes a screen time of 71 minutes. The screenplay for the movie was written by Whitman Chambers and Lewis R. Foster. Cinematography was done by Ellis W. Carter and editing by Howard A. Smith. The music was composed by Lucien Cailliet.
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