King of the Underworld (1939)

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Country: USA
Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance
Release: 1939-01-14
Director: Lewis Seiler
Writers: George Bricker , Vincent Sherman , W.R. Burnett
Language: English
Stars: Humphrey Bogart , Kay Francis , James Stephenson , John Eldredge , Jessie Busley , Arthur Aylesworth , Raymond Brown , Harland Tucker , Ralph Remley , Charley Foy
Runtime: 67 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Hommes sans loi (France, French Republic) , El rey del hampa (Venezuela) , Contra a Lei (Brazil) , Hommes sans loi (Belgium) , King of the Underworld (Canada) , Regele lumii interlope (Romania) , O teleftaios ton gangsters (Greece) , Koning der onderwereld (Netherlands the) , El rey del hampa (Mexico) , Король преступного мира , King of the Underworld (United Kingdom) , King of the Underworld , King of the Underworld (India) , El rey del hampa (Spain) , O vasilefs tou ypokosmou (Greece) , Król podziemia (Poland) , Contra a Lei (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Den undre världens diktator (Sweden) , Mannen zonder wet (Belgium) , Unlawful (United States of America) , King of the Underworld (United States of America) , Underverdenens Diktator (Denmark)
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0031536