{"id":3334,"date":"2007-06-08T14:01:08","date_gmt":"2007-06-08T21:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3334"},"modified":"2021-02-01T16:53:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T23:53:55","slug":"t-men-1947","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3334","title":{"rendered":"T-Men (1947)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;And so, with a hazy mental picture of a vague character called the Schemer, Agent O&#8217;Brien arrived in Los Angeles to start the second major phase of the investigation.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/T-Men-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/T-Men-Poster-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/T-Men-Poster-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/T-Men-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/T-Men-Poster.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nU.S. Treasury agents Dennis O&#8217;Brien (Dennis O&#8217;Keefe) and Tony Genaro (Alfred Ryder) go undercover to try to infiltrate a counterfeiting ring.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anthony Mann Films<\/li>\n<li>Counterfeiting<\/li>\n<li>Undercover Cops and Agents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>T-Men<\/em> was one of director Anthony Mann&#8217;s earliest collaborations with gifted cinematographer John Alton, who also worked with Mann on <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=38390\"><em>Raw Deal<\/em> (1948)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=38506\"><em>Reign of Terror<\/em> (1949)<\/a>. The result is an atmospheric, stylish thriller with strong performances and many moments of genuine tension. Unfortunately, the script is flawed by a pedantic narration (see the quote above), which &#8212; while ostensibly meant to impart a &#8220;documentary feel&#8221; to the film &#8212; simply interferes with the flow of the story. Nonetheless, <em>T-Men<\/em> remains worthy viewing at least once, especially for <em>noir<\/em> fans. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dennis O&#8217;Keefe, perfectly cast in the lead role<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/TMen-OKeefe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/TMen-OKeefe-1024x668.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"418\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/TMen-OKeefe-1024x668.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/TMen-OKeefe-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/TMen-OKeefe-128x83.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/TMen-OKeefe-768x501.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/TMen-OKeefe.png 1483w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wallace Ford as &#8220;the Schemer&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/TMen-Ford.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/TMen-Ford-1024x655.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"409\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/TMen-Ford-1024x655.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/TMen-Ford-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/TMen-Ford-128x82.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/TMen-Ford-768x491.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/TMen-Ford.png 1497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>John Alton&#8217;s stunning <em>noir<\/em> cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/TMen-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/TMen-Cinematography-1024x654.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"409\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/TMen-Cinematography-1024x654.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/TMen-Cinematography-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/TMen-Cinematography-128x82.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/TMen-Cinematography-768x491.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/TMen-Cinematography.png 1485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0039881\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1948\/01\/23\/archives\/tmen-story-of-job-done-by-treasury-department-agents-is-new-bill-at.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;And so, with a hazy mental picture of a vague character called the Schemer, Agent O&#8217;Brien arrived in Los Angeles to start the second major phase of the investigation.&#8221; Synopsis: U.S. Treasury agents Dennis O&#8217;Brien (Dennis O&#8217;Keefe) and Tony Genaro (Alfred Ryder) go undercover to try to infiltrate a counterfeiting ring. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Anthony Mann Films Counterfeiting Undercover Cops and Agents Review: T-Men was one of director Anthony Mann&#8217;s earliest collaborations with gifted cinematographer John Alton, who&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3334\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3334"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67828,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3334\/revisions\/67828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}