King of the Underworld

1939 NR 1h 7m 6.4

After the killing of her husband by friendly fire during a police raid, Dr. Carole Nelson tries to find gangster Joe Gurney to clear her name with the medical board.

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.

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Info about King of the Underworld

Studio(s): Warner Bros. Pictures

Originally Released: Jan 14, 1939

Production Country: United States

Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance