The Underworld Story (1950)
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Written by murder-mystery specialist Craig Rice, The Underworld Story concerns a corrupt newspaperman (Dan Duryea), who is in the pocket of a gangster (Howard da Silva). When he's fired by a big-city paper, the newsman buys an interest in a small-town weekly. It is while thus occupying that man reforms, devoting himself to clearing a black woman falsely accused of murder. Gale Storm co-stars as Duryea's assistant, who helps him expose an intricate and insidious conspiracy of silence. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Dan Duryea, Herbert Marshall, (more)
- Director(s):
- Cy Raker Endfield
Synopsis of The Underworld Story
Written by murder-mystery specialist Craig Rice, The Underworld Story concerns a corrupt newspaperman (Dan Duryea), who is in the pocket of a gangster (Howard da Silva). When he's fired by a big-city paper, the newsman buys an interest in a small-town weekly. It is while thus occupying that man reforms, devoting himself to clearing a black woman falsely accused of murder. Gale Storm co-stars as Duryea's assistant, who helps him expose an intricate and insidious conspiracy of silence. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Underworld Story
- Dan Duryea - Mike
- Gale Storm - Cathy
- Michael O'Shea - Munsey
- Gar Moore - Clark
- Frieda Inescort - Mrs. Eldridge
- Harry Shannon - Parkie
- Stephen Dunne - Lee
- Sue England - Helen
- Frances Chaney - Grace
- Herbert Marshall - Stanton
- Howard Da Silva - Durham
- Mary Anderson - Molly
- Melville Cooper - Maj. Radford
- Art Baker - Lt. Tilton
- Alan Hale, Jr. - Schaeffer
- Roland Winters - Becker
- Lewis L. Russell - Calvin
- Director(s):
- Cy Raker Endfield
- Writer(s):
- Henry Blankfort, Cy Raker Endfield
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