Underworld (1927)

  • NR
  • 08/20/1927 (US)
  • Drama, Crime, Romance
  • 1h 27m

'Nobody helps me -- I help them!'

Overview

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

Josef von Sternberg

Director

Ben Hecht

Story

Robert N. Lee

Screenplay

Cast

George Bancroft's headshot

George Bancroft

Bull Weed
Evelyn Brent's headshot

Evelyn Brent

Feathers
Clive Brook's headshot

Clive Brook

Rolls Royce
Fred Kohler's headshot

Fred Kohler

Buck Mulligan
Helen Lynch's headshot

Helen Lynch

Mulligan's Girl
Larry Semon's headshot

Larry Semon

Slippy Lewis
Jerry Mandy's headshot

Jerry Mandy

Paloma
Alfred Allen's headshot

Alfred Allen

Judge (uncredited)

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