King of the Underworld
Don't kill this killer! Bring him back alive!
Directed by Lewis Seiler
Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures
A 1939 crime-romance thriller where a physician must navigate danger and deception to clear her name by outwitting a wounded gangster seeking her help.
Physician Carole Nelson, suspected of having ties to notorious gangster Joe Gurney, must prove her innocence or the Medical Board will revoke her license. When Gurney seeks her out for treatment after being shot, it could be the break Nelson needs. Now she has a chance to use her medical know-how to outwit Gurney and his goons and reestablish her professional reputation.
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Like King of the Underworld
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Like King of the Underworld, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
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Like King of the Underworld, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
