Underworld (1937/I)

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Director:

Oscar Micheaux

Writer:

Edna Mae Baker (story)

Release Date:

September 1937 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

A young college student falls under the influence of a murderous gambler. |

Plot Keywords:

Pawnbroker | Murder | Detective | Chicago Illinois | Nightclub

Cast

Bee Freeman	...	Dinah Jackson
Sol Johnson	...	Paul Bronson
'Slick' Chester	...	LeRoy Giles
Ethel Moses	...	Evelyn Martin
Oscar Polk	...	Sam Brown
Lorenzo Tucker	...	Undetermined Role
Dottie Salter	...	Undetermined Role
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Clara Bell Powell	...	Undetermined Role
Larry Seymour	...	Tim Sharkey

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Micheaux Film

Quotes:

Paul Bronson: Alright, spill your hatred, tell them I did it. I don't care what you do from now on, Dinah Jackson; I'd rather rot in jail than endure your tyranny longer. Go on, tell them I did it. But I'm through with you, do you hear? Through with you, and I'm free at last!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The American Experience: Midnight Ramble (#7.4)" (1994)

Soundtrack:

I'll Never say 'Never Again' Again

The 53 Year Old Oscar Micheaux

This adaptation of Edna Mae Baker's short story, 'Chicago After Midnight', is the equivalent of Hitchcock's adaptation of 'The Lady Vanishes', or DeMille's adaptation of 'Lafitte the Pirate' (better known as 'The Buccaneer'). They're not very good films, but at least 'Underworld' is presented from a black perspective.