as suicide. Cast Dennis O'Keefe as Sam Donovan William Bendix as Sheriff Larry Best Barbara Britton as Anita Weatherby Art Baker as Stu Weatherby Ann E. Todd as Cathie Weatherby Doro Merande as Hilda Virginia Christine as Margaret Baker Helen Spring as Bessie Weatherby Ruth Lee as Mrs. Abbey Henry Hall as Mayor Russell Armes as Frank Baker Dan White as Gabe Paul E. Burns as Mr. Abbey Emmett Vogan as Blakely Jamesson Shade as Editor Jack Lee as Addison Worden Norton as Undertaker George MacDonald as Boy in Movie Theatre Production According to Madeleine Stowe, guest host of the May 21, 2016, Turner Classic Movies screening of Cover Up, the producer changed the time of the film, feeling the subject was unsuitable for a Christmas setting. Star Dennis O'Keefe, who also co-wrote the script, strongly resisted the change and won. This was the first film produced by O'Keefe's new production company, according to Stowe. References External links 1949 films 1949 crime films 1949 mystery films 1940s Christmas films American black-and-white films American Christmas films American crime films American mystery films 1940s English-language films Film noir Films directed by Alfred E. Green United Artists films Films scored by Hans J. Salter 1940s American films