The Underworld Story
Fighting Reporter Exposes Corruption
1950 · 1h 31m · PASSED
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Cy Endfield
Overview
A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.
Director and cast
- Cy Endfield Director
- Dan Duryea as Mike Reese
- Herbert Marshall as E.J. Stanton
- Gale Storm as Catherine 'Cathy' Harris
- Howard Da Silva as Carl Durham
- Michael O'Shea as District Attorney Ralph Munsey
- Mary Anderson as Molly Rankin
- Gar Moore as Clark Stanton
- Melville Cooper as Maj. Redford
- Frieda Inescort Cast
- Art Baker Cast
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