Cover Up (film)

Cover Up
Cover Up movie poster
Directed by	Alfred E. Green
Produced by	Ted Nasser
Written by	Jerome Odlum Dennis O'Keefe (as Jonathan Rix)
Starring	Dennis O'Keefe William Bendix Barbara Britton Art Baker
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	February 25, 1949 (U.S. release)
Running time	82 min
Language	English

Cover Up is a 1949 black-and-white mystery film written by and starring Dennis O'Keefe. O'Keefe is credited as screenwriter Jonathan Rix. The murder mystery takes place during the Christmas season.

Plot

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.

Cast

• Dennis O'Keefe as Sam Donovan
• William Bendix as Sheriff Larry Best
• Barbara Britton as Anita Weatherby
• Art Baker as Stu Weatherby

External links

• Cover-Up at the Internet Movie Database