Drama ·Crime ·Romance · United States of America · 1927 · 1h 27m

Underworld

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Director
Josef von Sternberg
Cast
George Bancroft as Bull Weed Evelyn Brent as Feathers Clive Brook as Rolls Royce Fred Kohler as Buck Mulligan Helen Lynch as Mulligan's Girl Larry Semon as Slippy Lewis
Crew
Bert Glennon — Director of Photography E. Lloyd Sheldon — Editor Robert N. Lee — Screenplay Ben Hecht — Story Hector Turnbull — Producer
Tagline

'Nobody helps me -- I help them!'

Synopsis

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

Mood & Themes
death sentenceprison escaperevengeorganized crimealcoholicsilent film
Key Collaborators
Josef von Sternberg Director Bert Glennon Director of Photography E. Lloyd Sheldon Editor Robert N. Lee Screenplay Ben Hecht Story Hector Turnbull Producer
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