T- Men (1. 94. 7) - Anthony Mann . Like Dragnet, which it resembles in the use of the voice- over narration typical of the period, the film was based on an actual Treasury Department case. In his Notes on Film Noir, director Paul Schrader wrote to the effect that noir is not a genre per se, with specific attributes of character and setting, but a style, based on tone and atmosphere. The film is nothing if not a triumph of style over substance, and while the byzantine plot is kept in sharp focus, it's the visual inventiveness of Mann and Alton that's makes it work. Film historian Todd Mc. Carthy included scenes from the film in his acclaimed documentary on the history of cinematography, Visions of Light (1.
T- Men (Anthony Mann, 1. Caught! An undercover agent (Dennis O'Keefe) finds himself unable to save his partner (Alfred Ryder).
T-Men is a 1947 semidocumentary style film noir by director Anthony Mann and shot by noted noir cameraman John Alton. The production features Dennis O'Keefe, Mary.
The moodily evocative docudrama T-Men stars Dennis O'Keefe as. An undercover T-Man (Dennis O'Keefe) is roughed up by two thugs. From Anthony Mann and John Alton's brilliant film noir, 'T-Men'. With Charles McGraw, Jack.
His first noir study, T-Men (1947). George Alton, gives the film a memorably stark look. Uncover detailed information about T-Men (1947). T-Men Cast & Crew. Anthony Mann’s T-Men (1947) is a significant entry in the classic American film noir cycle and, arguably, the best of the subcycle of “docu-noirs” that was released.