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Underworld( 1927)

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'Nobody helps me -- I help them!'

Overview

Boisterous gangster kingpin Bull Weed rehabilitates his former lawyer from his alcoholic haze, but complications arise when he falls for Weed's girlfriend.

    Top Billed Cast

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      George Bancroft

      Bull Weed

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      Evelyn Brent

      Feathers McCoy

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      Clive Brook

      Rolls Royce Wensel

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      Fred Kohler

      Buck Mulligan

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      Helen Lynch

      Meg, Mulligan's Girl

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      Larry Semon

      Slippy Lewis

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      Jerry Mandy

      Paloma

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      Alfred Allen

      Judge (uncredited)

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      Shep Houghton

      Street Kid (uncredited)

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      Andy MacLennan

      Laughing Man at the Ball (uncredited)

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      Ida May

      Laughing Woman at the Ball (uncredited)

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      Karl Morse

      High Collar Sam (uncredited)

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      Bob Reeves

      Detective at Railroad Station (uncredited)

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      Julian Rivero

      One of Buck’s Henchmen (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 06 2022
    Josef von Sternberg does well here with his adaptation of Ben Hecht's gangster thriller. George Bancroft is "Bull Weed", a rumbustious character, in love with the aptly monikered "Feathers" - because she wears them everywhere - Evelyn Brent. His former attorney, the dapper "Rolls Royce Wensel" (Clive Brook) has problems with the bottle, but "Weed" manages to ween him off - only for the latter to fall in love with his gal. When "Weed" is finally apprehended by the police for murder, and sentenced to swing for it - the others must decide whether to abscond together, or to try to spring him! "Bull...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • death sentence
    • prison escape
    • revenge
    • organized crime
    • alcoholic
    • silent film