Underworld (1927)

NR ★ 7.0/10 87 min Drama, Crime, Romance United States English

Story by: Ben Hecht
Adaptation: Charles Furthman
Screenplay by: Robert N. Lee

Streaming: Not available

'Nobody helps me -- I help them!'

Description

Boisterous gangster kingpin Bull Weed rehabilitates his former lawyer from his alcoholic haze, but complications arise when he falls for Weed's girlfriend.

Top Cast

George Bancroft Bull Weed

Evelyn Brent Feathers

Clive Brook Rolls Royce

Fred Kohler Buck Mulligan

Helen Lynch Mulligan's Girl

Larry Semon Slippy Lewis

Jerry Mandy Paloma

Alfred Allen Judge (uncredited)

Underworld Appears on 2 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Criterion Collection

Criterion Collection #527

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