The Underworld Story (1950)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Dan Duryea	...	Mike Reese
	Herbert Marshall	...	E.J. Stanton
	Gale Storm	...	Catherine 'Cathy' Harris
	Howard Da Silva	...	Carl Durham
	Michael O'Shea	...	District Attorney Ralph Munsey
	Mary Anderson	...	Molly Rankin
	Gar Moore	...	Clark Stanton
	Melville Cooper	...	Maj. Redford
	Frieda Inescort	...	Mrs. Eldridge
	Art Baker	...	Lt. Tilton, state trooper
	Harry Shannon	...	George 'Parky' Parker
	Alan Hale Jr.	...	Shaeffer, Durham Warehouse Thug
	Stephen Dunne	...	Editor Chuck Lee
	Roland Winters	...	Stanley Becker, lawyer
	Sue England	...	Helen, fund worker

Storyline

Mike Reese, yellow journalist and antihero, prints a story that leads to a gang killing, and is blacklisted from the city papers under suspicion of ties with racketeer Carl Durham. So, with a shrug, he makes the suspicion come true, then elbows his way into the editorship of the local paper in a small town where, opportunely, a sensational murder case threatens to destroy the family of newspaper magnate E.J. Stanton. When a black servant is made the patsy for this killing, Reese helps himself by helping her...but proves a dangerous ally. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

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