Discover
Undercover, also known as Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines and How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines, is a 1943 Office of Strategic Services training film, directed by and featuring John Ford. It was edited by Ford's longtime collaborator Robert Parrish.Undercover was Ford's only sound film acting role, and was the first film ever produced by an intelligence service to train its agents. The film, which is in the public domain, is now widely available online since it was declassified after the war, and it often goes unmentioned in Ford filmographies.
Original Release
01/01/1944
US Release
01/01/1944
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Eddie Foster | Fish Cutter |
| Martin Garralaga | Enemy Agent Y |
| Peter Lorre | Secret Agent |
| Osa Massen | Sailor's Girlfriend |
| Tom Quinn | Train Passenger |
| Cyril Ring | Enemy Agent X |
| Victor Varconi | Enemy Security Officer |
| Max Wagner | Rudy the Sailor |
| Pierre Watkin | British Agent Z |
| Crane Whitley | A.T. Atkinson |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Eddie Foster | Fish Cutter |
| Martin Garralaga | Enemy Agent Y |
| Peter Lorre | Secret Agent |
| Osa Massen | Sailor's Girlfriend |
| Tom Quinn | Train Passenger |
| Cyril Ring | Enemy Agent X |
| Victor Varconi | Enemy Security Officer |
| Max Wagner | Rudy the Sailor |
| Pierre Watkin | British Agent Z |
| Crane Whitley | A.T. Atkinson |
| John Ford | J.P. Baldwin |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| John Ford | Producer |
