Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1938 · 1h 1m

Law of the Underworld

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Director

Cast

Chester Morris as Gene Fillmore Richard Bond as Tommy Brown Anne Shirley as Annabelle Porter Eduardo Ciannelli as Rocky Lee Patrick as Dorothy Palmer Walter Abel as Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers

Crew

Nicholas Musuraca — Director of Photography Ted Cheesman — Editor Edmund L. Hartmann — Screenplay Bert Granet — Screenplay John B. Hymer — Story Samuel Shipman — Story

Tagline

By Day, a Polo-Playing Socialite...By Night, King of the Racket Mob!

Synopsis

A respected citizen with secret ties to the local mob is faced with revealing his criminal connections to save two innocent people from execution

Mood & Themes

mobster execution

Key Collaborators

Lew Landers Director Nicholas Musuraca Director of Photography Ted Cheesman Editor Edmund L. Hartmann Screenplay Bert Granet Screenplay John B. Hymer Story Samuel Shipman Story Robert Sisk Producer Renié Costume Design

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