Underworld (1927)

Directors

Josef von Sternberg

Cast

Clive Brook, Evelyn Brent, Fred Kohler, George Bancroft, Helen Lynch, Larry Semon

The story

thumb|thumbtime=5|Underworld (1927) Boisterous gangster kingpin 'Bull' Weed rehabilitates the down-and-out 'Rolls Royce' Wensel, a former lawyer who has fallen into alcoholism. The two become confidants, with Rolls Royce's intelligence aiding Weed's schemes, but complications arise when Rolls Royce falls for Weed's girlfriend 'Feathers' McCoy. Adding to Weed's troubles are attempts by a rival gangster, 'Buck' Mulligan, to muscle in on his territory.

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