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Underworld U.S.A.

  • 19611961
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
3.5K
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Dolores Dorn in Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
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  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller
A teenager who witnesses the murder of his father vows to exact revenge on the four mobsters involved in the killing.A teenager who witnesses the murder of his father vows to exact revenge on the four mobsters involved in the killing.A teenager who witnesses the murder of his father vows to exact revenge on the four mobsters involved in the killing.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
3.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Samuel Fuller
  • Writers
    • Samuel Fuller
    • Joseph Dineen(Saturday Evening Post articles)
  • Stars
    • Cliff Robertson
    • Dolores Dorn
    • Beatrice Kay
Top credits
  • Director
    • Samuel Fuller
  • Writers
    • Samuel Fuller
    • Joseph Dineen(Saturday Evening Post articles)
  • Stars
    • Cliff Robertson
    • Dolores Dorn
    • Beatrice Kay
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 37User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
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  • Videos1

    Underworld U.S.A.
    Trailer 2:27
    Underworld U.S.A.

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    Beatrice Kay and David Kent in Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
    Gerald Milton in Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
    David Fresco and Cliff Robertson in Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
    Robert Emhardt, Cliff Robertson, and Richard Rust in Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
    Larry Gates in Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
    Beatrice Kay and David Kent in Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
    Neyle Morrow, Cliff Robertson, and Richard Rust in Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
    David Kent in Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
    David Kent in Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
    Cliff Robertson in Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
    Dolores Dorn in Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
    David Kent in Underworld U.S.A. (1961)

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    Cliff Robertson
    Cliff Robertson
    • Tolly Devlinas Tolly Devlin
    Dolores Dorn
    Dolores Dorn
    • Cuddlesas Cuddles
    Beatrice Kay
    Beatrice Kay
    • Sandyas Sandy
    Paul Dubov
    Paul Dubov
    • Gelaas Gela
    Robert Emhardt
    Robert Emhardt
    • Earl Connorsas Earl Connors
    Larry Gates
    Larry Gates
    • John Driscollas John Driscoll
    Richard Rust
    Richard Rust
    • Gus Cottaheeas Gus Cottahee
    Gerald Milton
    Gerald Milton
    • Guntheras Gunther
    Allan Gruener
    • Smithas Smith
    David Kent
    David Kent
    • Tolly Devlin - Aged 14as Tolly Devlin - Aged 14
    Tina Pine
    • Womanas Woman
    • (as Tina Rome)
    Sally Mills
    Sally Mills
    • Connie Fowleras Connie Fowler
    Robert P. Lieb
    • Police Chief William Fowleras Police Chief William Fowler
    Neyle Morrow
    Neyle Morrow
    • Barneyas Barney
    Henry Norell
    • Dr. Meredithas Dr. Meredith
    Alan Aaronson
    • Boyas Boy
    • (uncredited)
    James Bacon
    James Bacon
    • Newspapermanas Newspaperman
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Brocco
    Peter Brocco
    • Vic Farraras Vic Farrar
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Samuel Fuller
    • Writers
      • Samuel Fuller
      • Joseph Dineen(Saturday Evening Post articles) (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Hanging on the wall in Driscoll's office is a certificate bearing the symbol of the U.S. Army's First Infantry Division - the unit that Samuel Fuller served in during World War II and depicted in The Big Red One (1980). The same type style for the infantry's numeral "1" is also featured in a reading campaign poster in front of National Accounts, the gangster headquarters building. The certificate is for the 16th Infantry Regiment in which Fuller was a corporal.
    • Goofs
      The opening sequence takes place in December 1939, and Tolly is 14 years old. The bulk of the story begins in June 1960 and takes place immediately thereafter. Sandy comments to Tolly that he's 32 years old now.
    • Quotes

      Sandy: Why don't you take a good look at yourself. What do you see? A doctor? A scientist? A businessman? You see a scar-faced ex-con. A two-bit safecracker. A petty thief who don't know when he really made the big time. Where do you come off to blast her? No matter what she's been, what she's done. She's a giant! And you wanna know why? Well, I'll tell ya. Because she sees something in you worth saving. If only one tenth of one percent of all the good in her could rub off on you, you'd be a giant, too. But you're a midget! In your head, in your heart, in your whole makeup. You're a midget!

    • Connections
      Featured in Keskiyön auringon kuvat (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      The Anniversary Waltz
      (uncredited)

      Written by Dave Franklin and Al Dubin

      Hummed by Mrs Farrar when Tolly visits her

    User reviews37

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    Top review
    8/10
    The Count Of The Underworld
    Anyone who doesn't realize that Sam Fuller used The Count Of Monte Cristo as his inspiration for Underworld USA has not read too much classical literature. Or seen any of the film adaptations of same. Nevertheless the imprint of Alexander Dumas's classic French novel is unmistakable.

    Young David Kent suffers the loss of his father who was beaten to death at the hands of four thugs. Later on he takes up a life of crime and goes to jail. By now he's an adult and played by Cliff Robertson. One of the four thugs who murdered dad is dying in the prison hospital and confesses and names to Robertson his accomplices.

    After that Robertson works as methodically as Edmond Dantes now the Count Of Monte Cristo working his way into the confidences of the mob bosses who were back in the day the same thugs who killed his old man. He makes a lot of alliances of convenience, one being a hooker played by Dolores Dorn, another being a special federal prosecutor played by Larry Gates.

    Robertson is fine as the old style kind of hoodlum that would have found a home in the Warner Brothers gangster flicks of the Thirties. However for my book Dolores Dorn got her career role in Underworld USA. She registers as both tough and fragile at the same time and she does bring out the humanity in Robertson.

    As for how it ends, don't think of The Count Of Monte Crist, rather if you've seen the great James Cagney/Humphrey Bogart film The Roaring Twenties than you know how Underworld USA ends.

    Sam Fuller did a great job with his cast and Underworld USA is a classic noir/gangster thriller not to be missed.
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    • Gun Used by Robertson---Did Cagney & Bogart Use the Same Gun?

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    • Release date
      • March 1961 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Alles auf eine Karte
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Globe Enterprises
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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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