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Underworld is a american film of genre Drama directed by Henry Hathaway released in USA on 20 august 1927 with Clive Brook
Underworld (1927)
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Add to a movie listUnderworld (also released as Paying the Penalty) is a 1927 silent crime film directed by Josef von Sternberg.
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Boisterous gangster kingpin 'Bull' Weed rehabilitates the down-and-out 'Rolls Royce' Wensel, a former lawyer who has fallen into alcoholism. The two become confidants, with Rolls Royce's intelligence aiding Weed's schemes, but complications arise when Rolls Royce falls for Weed's girlfriend 'Feathers' McCoy.Actors
Clive Brook
(Rolls Royce Wensel)
George Bancroft
('Bull' Weed)
Evelyn Brent
('Feathers' McCoy)
Larry Semon
('Slippy' Lewis)
Fred Kohler
('Buck' Mulligan)
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