Cover Up (1940)

10899 Wilshire Boulevard,Los Angeles CA 90024

20 May, 2022

Description

UCLA Film & Television Archive presents free screenings at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum. Please review our COVID-19 protocols and admission policies. ---------- Cover UpU.S., 1949 Insurance investigator Sam Donovan (Dennis O’Keefe) delves into the apparent suicide of a man who was universally hated by every member of a small midwestern town. Suspecting murder, his questions are rebuffed by one and all, including Sheriff Larry Best (William Bendix). Donaldson solves the case, but must decide whether to save the reputation of one of the town’s leading citizens. 35mm, b&w, 83 min. Director: Alfred E. Green. Screenwriters: Jerome Odlum, Dennis O’Keefe, Francis Swann. With: Dennis O’Keefe, William Bendix, Barbara Britton. Restoration funding provided by The Packard Humanities Institute. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive from two 35mm nitrate composite prints. Laboratory services by The PHI Stoa Film Lab, Roundabout Entertainment, Inc., Audio Mechanics, Simon Daniel Sound. Special thanks to Ignite Films BV, The Library of Congress. Preceded by News of the Day, Vol. 20, No. 239—excerpt. “Believe It or Not: Hollywood Snowbound!” U.S., 1/13/1949 News of the Day, Vol. 20, No. 247—excerpt. “Alan Ladd and Mona Freeman in Open Your Heart Trailer” U.S., 2/10/1949 News of the Day, Vol. 20, No. 299—excerpt. “Jimmy Stewart Takes a Bride!” U.S., 8/11/1949