The Underworld Story
Fighting Reporter Exposes Corruption
1950 | 91m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Cy Endfield |
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| Writer: | Henry Blankfort, Cy Endfield, Craig Rice |
| Staring: |
| A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 26, 1950 |
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| Director: | Cy Endfield |
| Writer: | Henry Blankfort, Cy Endfield, Craig Rice |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama |
| Keywords | gangster, film noir, district attorney, newspaper man, newspaper editor, crime reporter, framed for murder, black maid, innocent woman, innocent suspect, murdered wife, powerful man, husband murders wife, father kills son, independent journalism, rich man protects guilty son |
| Production Companies | FilmCraft Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dan Duryea | Mike Reese |
| Herbert Marshall | E.J. Stanton |
| Gale Storm | Catherine Harris |
| Howard Da Silva | Carl Durham |
| Michael O'Shea | Ralph Munsey |
| Mary Anderson | Molly Rankin |
| Gar Moore | Clark Stanton |
| Melville Cooper | Major Redford |
| Frieda Inescort | Mrs. Eldridge |
| Art Baker | Lieutenant Tilton |
| Harry Shannon | George Parker |
| Alan Hale Jr. | Shaeffer |
| Stephen Dunne | Chuck Lee |
| Roland Winters | Stanley Becker |
| Sue England | Helen |
| Lewis L. Russell | Calvin |
| Frances Chaney | Grace Calvin |
| Jay Adler | Munsey's Assistant (uncredited) |
| Phil Arnold | Gus the Waiter (uncredited) |
| Sam Balter | Newscaster (uncredited) |
| Stanley Blystone | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Paul Bryar | Helen's Father (uncredited) |
| Robert Coogan | Henchman (uncredited) |
| Jean Dean | E. J. Stanton's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Charles Evans | Harvey Eldridge (uncredited) |
| Douglas Evans | Newscaster (uncredited) |
| Dick Foote | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Ned Glass | Atlas News Service Editor (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Mourner at Funeral (uncredited) |
| Harry Harvey | Mr. Lister (uncredited) |
| Teddy Infuhr | Johnny (uncredited) |
| Don McGuire | Reporter in Bar (uncredited) |
| Tom Monroe | Durham's Hood (uncredited) |
| Jack Mower | Diane Stewart's Father at Funeral (uncredited) |
| Mary Newton | Sidewalk Gossip (uncredited) |
| William J. O'Brien | Townsman on Street / In Coffee Shop (uncredited) |
| Eddie Parks | Mr. Mullins - Sign Painter (uncredited) |
| Carl Sklover | Howard George 'Turk' Meyers (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Reporter at Cemetery (uncredited) |
| Harry Strang | Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Edward Van Sloan | Minister at Funeral (uncredited) |
| Benjie Bancroft | |
| James J. Casino | |
| James Gonzalez | |
| John Roy | |
| Mervin Williams |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Richard V. Heermance | Editor |
| Dave Milton | Art Direction |
| Gordon Wiles | Art Direction |
| Raymond Boltz Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Thomas Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Allen K. Wood | Production Manager |
| William A. Calihan Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Tom Lambert | Wardrobe Designer |
| Esther Krebs | Wardrobe Designer |
| Irving Friedman | Music Director |
| Emil Cadkin | Orchestrator |
| Jack Dietz | Presenter |
| Ben F. Melzer | Technical Advisor |
| Bobbie Sierks | Continuity |
| Stephanie Garland | Hairstylist |
| Henry Blankfort | Screenplay |
| Cy Endfield | Adaptation, Director |
| Craig Rice | Story |
| David Rose | Original Music Composer |
| Stanley Cortez | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hal E. Chester | Producer |
| Bernard W. Burton | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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