King of the Underworld
1939 · Movie · 67 min. · United States
Niles and Carol Nelson are married doctors who save one of ganglord Gurney's men. Gurney exploits them, then kills Niles leaving Carol to take the fall. He next kidnaps writer Bill Forrest to write his biography. Knowing Bill will be killed when the biography is finished, Carol takes matters into her own hands.
Direction Lewis Seiler
Cast Humphrey Bogart · Kay Francis · James Stephenson · John Eldredge · Jessie Busley · Arthur Aylesworth · Raymond Brown · Harland Tucker · Ralph Remley · Charley Foy · Murray Alper · Joe Devlin · Elliott Sullivan · Alan Davis · John Harmon · John Ridgely · Richard Bond · Pierre Watkin
Soundtrack Heinz Roemheld
Screenplay George Bricker · Vincent Sherman · W.R. Burnett
Cinematography Sidney Hickox
Original title King of the Underworld
6.1
137 votes (FilmAffinity)
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