The Underworld Story(1950)
Fighting Reporter Exposes Corruption
A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.
Movie: The Underworld Story
Top 10 Billed Cast
Mike Reese
E.J. Stanton
Catherine Harris
Carl Durham
Ralph Munsey
Molly Rankin
Major Redford
Mrs. Eldridge
Lieutenant Tilton
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