death sentence,prison escape,revenge,organized crime,alcoholic,silent film

Underworld (1927)

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'Nobody helps me -- I help them!'

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

Cast & Crew

Director
Josef von Sternberg
  • Profile picture of George Bancroft
    Bull Weed George Bancroft
  • Profile picture of Evelyn Brent
    Feathers McCoy Evelyn Brent
  • Profile picture of Clive Brook
    Rolls Royce Wensel Clive Brook
  • Profile picture of Fred Kohler
    Buck Mulligan Fred Kohler
  • Profile picture of Helen Lynch
    Meg, Mulligan's Girl Helen Lynch
  • Profile picture of Larry Semon
    Slippy Lewis Larry Semon
  • Profile picture of Jerry Mandy
    Paloma Jerry Mandy
  • Profile picture of Alfred Allen
    Judge (uncredited) Alfred Allen

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Keywords

  • death sentence
  • prison escape
  • revenge
  • organized crime
  • alcoholic
  • silent film