Special Agent is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by William C. Thomas and starring William Eythe. The storyline is loosely based on the DeAutremont Brothers' 1923 train robbery. Plot With their farm in financial jeopardy, the Devereaux brothers, Ed and Paul, decide to rob a train. After their getaway, railroad detective Johnny Douglas arrives to investigate, with help from Lucille Peters, whose father was killed during the robbery. Cast William Eythe as Johnny Douglas Kasey Rogers as Lucille Peters Paul Valentine as Edmond Devereaux George Reeves as Paul Devereaux Carole Mathews as Rose McCreary Tom Powers as Chief Special Agent Wilcox Raymond Bond as Sheriff Babcock Frank Puglia as Grandfather Devereaux Walter Baldwin as Pop Peters Jeff York as Jake Rumpler Virginia Christine as Mabel Rumpler Robert Williams as Supt. Olmstead Joseph Granby as Sheriff Dodson Morgan Farley as Dr. Bowen John Hilton as Frank Kent Peter Miles as Jake Rumpler Jr Jimmy Hunt as Tim Rumpler Arthur Stone as Tad Miller Truman Bradley as Narrator External links 1949 films 1949 crime drama films American black-and-white films American crime drama films Films directed by William C. Thomas Paramount Pictures films Crime films based on actual events Drama films based on actual events 1940s English-language films 1940s American films