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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1927-08-20
Languageen
Runtime1h 27m
Production

Paramount Pictures

7.1(95)
•1927•1h 27m

Underworld

"'Nobody helps me -- I help them!'"

DramaCrimeRomance

Overview

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

Writing & Screenplay
Robert N. Lee
Cinematography
Bert Glennon

Principal Cast

14 credited
George Bancroft
George BancroftBull Weed
Evelyn Brent
Evelyn BrentFeathers
Clive Brook
Clive BrookRolls Royce
Fred Kohler
Fred KohlerBuck Mulligan
Helen Lynch
Helen LynchMulligan's Girl
Larry Semon
Larry SemonSlippy Lewis
Jerry Mandy
Jerry MandyPaloma
Alfred Allen
Alfred AllenJudge (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Shep HoughtonStreet Kid (uncredited)
AM
Andy MacLennanLaughing Man at the Ball (uncredited)

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