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Crime reporter Mike Reese (Dan Duryea) has a nose for news…and an eager hand under the table in return for spinning the truth in favor of moneyed perps.
But after he tries to cash in on a story involving a maid accused of a society murder, Reese ultimately finds the courage to reveal the truth and make amends for his tainted past.
One of this noirish film’s lines of dialogue refers to ancestral witch burnings. Intentionally or not, the line underscores the imminent blacklisting of The Underworld Story’s co-star Howard da Silva plus the director and the screenwriter.
The intriguing story is by Craig Rice (real name: Georgiana Ann Randolph Craig), the famed female mystery writer of the 1940s and ’50s who was the subject of a cover story on Time’s January 28, 1946 issue.
Original Release
07/26/1950
US Release
07/26/1950
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Dan Duryea | Mike Reese |
Herbert Marshall | E.J. Stanton |
Gale Storm | Cathy Harris / Catherine 'Cathy' Harris |
Howard Da Silva | Carl Durham |
Michael O'Shea | District Attorney Ralph Munsey / Ralph Munsey |
Mary Anderson | Molly Rankin |
Gar Moore | Clark Stanton |
Melville Cooper | Major Redford / Maj. Redford |
Frieda Inescort | Mrs. Eldridge |
Art Baker | Lt. Tilton / Lt. Tilton, state trooper |
Directors
Writers
Cy Endfield, Henry Blankfort, Craig Rice
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dan Duryea | Mike Reese |
Herbert Marshall | E.J. Stanton |
Gale Storm | Cathy Harris / Catherine 'Cathy' Harris |
Howard Da Silva | Carl Durham |
Michael O'Shea | District Attorney Ralph Munsey / Ralph Munsey |
Mary Anderson | Molly Rankin |
Gar Moore | Clark Stanton |
Melville Cooper | Major Redford / Maj. Redford |
Frieda Inescort | Mrs. Eldridge |
Art Baker | Lt. Tilton / Lt. Tilton, state trooper |
Harry Shannon | George 'Parky' Parker / George Parker |
Alan Hale Jr. | Shaeffer / Shaeffer, Durham Warehouse Thug |
Stephen Dunne | Chuck Lee / Editor Chuck Lee |
Roland Winters | Stanley Becker / Stanley Becker, lawyer |
Sue England | Helen / Helen, fund worker |
Lewis L. Russell | Calvin |
Frances Chaney | Grace Calvin |
Jay Adler | Munsey's Assistant |
Phil Arnold | Gus the Waiter |
Sam Balter | Newscaster |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Bernard W. Burton | Producer |
Hal E. Chester | Producer |