Underworld
1927 · 87 min · US
Directed by Josef von Sternberg
Boisterous gangster kingpin Bull Weed rehabilitates his former lawyer from his alcoholic haze, but complications arise when he falls for Weed's girlfriend.
Drama · Crime · Romance
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1927 · Source: Broken Trout
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Underworld | San Francisco Silent Film Festival
Festival essay on Sternberg's launching of the American gangster film genre.
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Thoughts On: Underworld (1927) | Silent-ology — Silent-ology
Critical analysis of Sternberg's visual style and criminal underworld portrayal.
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Underworld (1927) | The Criterion Collection — The Criterion Collection
Criterion essay on Sternberg's crime film masterpiece.
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Cast
Principal players
George Bancroft
Bull Weed
Evelyn Brent
Feathers
Clive Brook
Rolls Royce
Fred Kohler
Buck Mulligan
Helen Lynch
Mulligan's Girl
Larry Semon
Slippy Lewis
Jerry Mandy
Paloma
Alfred Allen
Judge (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Street Kid (uncredited)
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Andy MacLennan
Laughing Man at the Ball (uncredited)
Ida May
Laughing Woman at the Ball (uncredited)
K
Karl Morse
High Collar Sam (uncredited)
Bob Reeves
Detective at Railroad Station (uncredited)
J
Julian Rivero
One of Buck’s Henchmen (uncredited)
