The Underworld Story
Fighting Reporter Exposes Corruption
DramaCrimegangsterfilm noirdistrict attorneynewspaper mannewspaper editorcrime reporterframed for murderblack maidinnocent womaninnocent suspectmurdered wifepowerful man
A noir-inflected crime drama about a morally compromised journalist uncovering corruption in a small town, driven by institutional hypocrisy and the framing of innocents.
A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.
Essence
Ensemble
Dan Duryea
Mike Reese
Herbert Marshall
E.J. Stanton
Gale Storm
Catherine Harris
Howard Da Silva
Carl Durham
Michael O'Shea
Ralph Munsey
Mary Anderson
Molly Rankin
Gar Moore
Clark Stanton
Melville Cooper
Major Redford
Frieda Inescort
Mrs. Eldridge
Art Baker
Lieutenant Tilton
Harry Shannon
George Parker
Alan Hale Jr.
Shaeffer
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