The Underworld Story
1950 film by Cy Endfield / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Underworld Story is a 1950 American film noir crime film directed by Cy Endfield and starring Dan Duryea, Herbert Marshall, Gale Storm, Howard Da Silva and Michael O'Shea. Da Silva plays the loud-mouthed gangster Carl Durham, one of his last roles before becoming blacklisted.[1]
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The Underworld Story | |
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Directed by | Cy Endfield |
Screenplay by | Henry Blankfort Adaptation: Cy Endfield |
Story by | Craig Rice |
Produced by | Hal E. Chester |
Starring | Dan Duryea Herbert Marshall Gale Storm Howard Da Silva Michael O'Shea |
Cinematography | Stanley Cortez |
Edited by | Richard V. Heermance |
Music by | David Rose |
Production company | FilmCraft Productions |
Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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The newspaperman played by Duryea is similar in tone (a reporter that does anything for publicity for himself regardless of ethics) to Kirk Douglas in Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hole (1951). This B-movie was shot in black and white by director Cy Endfield and cinematographer Stanley Cortez.