King of the Underworld (1939)

Approved 14 Jan 1939 • Crime, Drama, Romance • 1h 7m

Niles and Carole Nelson are married doctors who save one of gang lord Gurney's men. Gurney exploits them, then kills Niles leaving Carole to take the fall. He next kidnaps writer Bill Stephens to write his biography. Knowing Bill will be killed when the biography is finished, Carole takes matters into her own hands.

Lewis Seiler
Director

George Bricker, Vincent Sherman, W.R. Burnett
Writer

Humphrey Bogart, Kay Francis, James Stephenson
Starring

Language: English
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Country: United States
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6.4

IMDb (1619 votes)