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Directed by | Lew Landers |
Produced by | Robert Sisk |
Screenplay by |
Bert Granet Edmund L. Hartmann |
Story by | John B. Hymer Samuel Shipman |
Based on |
Crime by John B. Hymer Samuel Shipman |
Starring |
Chester Morris Anne Shirley Eduardo Ciannelli Walter Abel Richard Bond |
Music by |
Nathaniel Shilkret Roy Webb |
Cinematography | Nicholas Musuraca |
Edited by | Ted Cheesman |
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Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
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Running time
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61 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Law of the Underworld is a 1938 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and written by Bert Granet and Edmund L. Hartmann. The film stars Chester Morris, Anne Shirley, Eduardo Ciannelli, Walter Abel and Richard Bond. The film was released on May 6, 1938, by RKO Pictures.
A respected citizen with secret ties to the local mob is faced with revealing his criminal connections to save two innocent people from execution.