Solid B crime picture, one of several films based on stories in J. Edgar Hoover's 1938 book Persons in Hiding. I haven't read the book but I have seen all of the movies. Sounds like a real page turner. This one's about a struggling small town doctor who gets involved with gangsters. It's a fun, fast paced quickie with a good cast headed up by J. Carrol Naish, one of the great character actors of Old Hollywood. The story is slight and probably would have been fine as a 20 minute Crime Does Not Pay short. But the padding isn't bad. Naish's character's turn from meek to cocky is very sudden, however. Give it a look. It's only an hour so it's not much of a commitment.
Review of Undercover Doctor
