Underground Agent

Underground Agent

A TWO-FISTED TROUBLE-SHOOTER SMASHES A RUTHLESS GANG OF NAZI WIRE-TAPPERS!

NR 1942 · 70 min · ★ 9.0 · Romance, Action, Drama

In this espionage caper, a government spy must keep enemy agents from spying upon a defense plant. His work is made easier by his newest invention, a word scrambler which makes it difficult for the enemy agent.

Directed by Michael Gordon · Written by J. Robert Bren

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