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King of the Underworld (1939)

APPROVED 67 min  -  Crime | Drama  -   14 January 1939 (USA)
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Niles and Carol Nelson are married doctors who save one of ganglord Gurney's men. Gurney exploits them... See full summary »

Director:

Lewis Seiler

Writers:

George Bricker (screenplay), Vincent Sherman (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Humphrey Bogart ...
Joe Gurney
Kay Francis ...
Carol Nelson
James Stephenson James Stephenson ...
Bill Stevens
John Eldredge John Eldredge ...
Niles Nelson
Jessie Busley Jessie Busley ...
Aunt Josephine
Arthur Aylesworth Arthur Aylesworth ...
Dr. Sanders
Raymond Brown Raymond Brown ...
Sheriff
Harland Tucker Harland Tucker ...
Mr. Ames
Ralph Remley Ralph Remley ...
Mr. Robert
Charley Foy Charley Foy ...
Slick
Murray Alper Murray Alper ...
Eddie
Joe Devlin Joe Devlin ...
Porky
Elliott Sullivan Elliott Sullivan ...
Mugsy
Alan Davis Alan Davis ...
Pete
John Harmon John Harmon ...
Slats
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Storyline

Niles and Carol Nelson are married doctors who save one of ganglord Gurney's men. Gurney exploits them, then kills Niles leaving Carol to take the fall. He next kidnaps writer Bill Forrest to write his biography. Knowing Bill will be killed when the biography is finished, Carol takes matters into her own hands. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Hospital | Sheriff | G Man | Blindness  | See more »

Taglines:

EXCITEMENT...WITH THE SILENCERS OFF! (re-release print ad - all caps) See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Hommes sans loi See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Quotes

Joe Gurney: [after receiving care for a gunshot wound] Well, can I take it or can I take it?
Dr. Carole Nelson: You can take it. Some people aren't sensitive to pain, especially moronic types.
Joe Gurney: Hey, did you hear that, Slick? I'm a moronic type.
Slick: Yeah? Hey, what's that?
Joe Gurney: I don't know. Some type of medical name, ain't it doc?
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Connections

Referenced in "Diese Drombuschs: Abschied im Zorn (#4.1)" (1990) See more »

Soundtracks

"I Wanna Go Back to Bali"
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Played when Joe receives the telephone call after the operation See more »