The Underworld Story (1950)

Directed by

Cy Endfield

Genre

drama film, film noir

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A disgraced reporter takes a job at a small-town newspaper to rebuild his career. He gets caught up in a murder case that involves a powerful gangster and a wealthy family.

tensegrittysuspensefulcynicaldarkmelodramaticfast-paced

What happens

The Underworld Story is a 1950 American film noir crime film directed by Cy Endfield and starring Dan Duryea, Herbert Marshall, Gale Storm, with Howard Da Silva and Michael O'Shea in support. Da Silva plays the loud-mouthed gangster Carl Durham, one of his last roles before becoming blacklisted. The newspaperman played by Duryea is similar in tone (a reporter that does anything for publicity for himself regardless of ethics) to Kirk Douglas in Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hole (1951). This B-movie was shot in black and white by director Cy Endfield and cinematographer Stanley Cortez. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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