Underworld

1927 · directed by Josef von Sternberg

Rating

80/100

Hit

yes

Boisterous gangster kingpin Bull Weed rehabilitates his former lawyer from his alcoholic haze, but complications arise when he falls for Weed's girlfriend.

Underworld (1927), directed by Josef von Sternberg, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• George Bancroft
• Evelyn Brent
• Clive Brook
• Fred Kohler
• Helen Lynch
• Larry Semon
• Jerry Mandy
• Alfred Allen
• Shep Houghton
• Andy MacLennan

Crew

• Bert Glennon — Director of Photography
• E. Lloyd Sheldon — Editor
• Howard Hawks — Screenplay
• Robert N. Lee — Screenplay

More from Josef von Sternberg

1. The Docks of New York (1928) — 84/100 · hit
2. The Last Command (1928) — 84/100 · hit
3. The Blue Angel (1930) — 82/100 · hit
4. Anatahan (1953) — 81/100 · hit
5. Shanghai Express (1932) — 79/100
6. Dishonored (1931) — 79/100

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