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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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