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La storia della lotta di un piccolo giornale cittadino per liberare una ragazza innocente da un'accusa di omicidio.La storia della lotta di un piccolo giornale cittadino per liberare una ragazza innocente da un'accusa di omicidio.La storia della lotta di un piccolo giornale cittadino per liberare una ragazza innocente da un'accusa di omicidio.
Howard Da Silva
- Carl Durham
- (as Howard da Silva)
Jay Adler
- Munsey's Assistant
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
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Lo sapevi?
- QuizThe "N" word is overdubbed with "Negro" on at least two occasions. [Note: this may be a local station's practice; the version shown on TCM contains the uncensored language.]
- BlooperAt the funeral, there is a headstone marked "Robert Elis 1720-1777". After the service, as the mourners are leaving, the same headstone appears in a completely different place.
- Citazioni
District Attorney Ralph Munsey: Take it easy, Reese. Things are tough all over. Pretty soon a man won't be able to sell his own mother.
- Versioni alternativeThe manufacture-on-demand DVD from Warner Archive Collection has the opening and closing 1992 Warner Bros. Pictures logos.
- ConnessioniReferences Bernadette (1943)
Recensione in evidenza
One might choose to ponder the social messages that this film supposedly contains---witch hunts, HUAC investigations, etc---but I'd recommend that you just sit back and enjoy a terrific, well-plotted and fast-moving film.
Not to ignore any social issues that the film might have intended to address, but you're really spinning yer' wheels over very little if you spend too much time looking for them. True, the innocent black maid is framed for murder (and, indeed, Gar Moore's despicable character even utters the "N" word), but it strikes me as just another compelling element in this very intense drama (and if they wanted to make a big social point, why didn't they hire an actual black actress for the part, I wonder?)
Dan Duryea was born to play the role of Mike Reese; he totally dominates the film, and brilliantly. Gale Storm is pretty and has a nice, simple charm about her, but she's totally out of her league alongside Duryea, Herbert Marshall, Howard da Sylva, and Michael O'Shea.
Speaking of da Sylva's role, several other reviewers have cited his "scenery chewing"; I disagree, and strongly. DaSylva, a first-rate actor, is a model of control: suave, witty, affable...a facade which barely manages to conceal a razor-sharp hostility just beneath the surface. It's a masterful, if fairly brief, performance.
Also, it's fascinating to watch "Underworld Story" and discover why the classic "Night of the Hunter" (1955) looks the way it does. Stanley Cortez's bleak, stylized cinematography adds immensely to the atmosphere of "Underworld", especially the near-expressionistic look of the streets and buildings of the town where most of the action takes place.
"Underworld Story" should be regarded as a stand-out example of classic, late 40-s noir.
Not to ignore any social issues that the film might have intended to address, but you're really spinning yer' wheels over very little if you spend too much time looking for them. True, the innocent black maid is framed for murder (and, indeed, Gar Moore's despicable character even utters the "N" word), but it strikes me as just another compelling element in this very intense drama (and if they wanted to make a big social point, why didn't they hire an actual black actress for the part, I wonder?)
Dan Duryea was born to play the role of Mike Reese; he totally dominates the film, and brilliantly. Gale Storm is pretty and has a nice, simple charm about her, but she's totally out of her league alongside Duryea, Herbert Marshall, Howard da Sylva, and Michael O'Shea.
Speaking of da Sylva's role, several other reviewers have cited his "scenery chewing"; I disagree, and strongly. DaSylva, a first-rate actor, is a model of control: suave, witty, affable...a facade which barely manages to conceal a razor-sharp hostility just beneath the surface. It's a masterful, if fairly brief, performance.
Also, it's fascinating to watch "Underworld Story" and discover why the classic "Night of the Hunter" (1955) looks the way it does. Stanley Cortez's bleak, stylized cinematography adds immensely to the atmosphere of "Underworld", especially the near-expressionistic look of the streets and buildings of the town where most of the action takes place.
"Underworld Story" should be regarded as a stand-out example of classic, late 40-s noir.
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- Luoghi delle riprese
- Los Angeles City Hall - 200 North Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, Stati Uniti("The Turk" was murdered on the steps of City Hall)
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- Tempo di esecuzione1 ora 31 minuti
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