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| Criterion Collection (1927) | |||||
| Crime | |||||
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| George Bancroft | Weed | |
| Evelyn Brent | McCoy | |
| Clive Brook | Rolls Royce Wensel | |
| Fred Kohler | Mulligan | |
| Helen Lynch | Meg | |
| Larry Semon | Lewis | |
| Jerry Mandy | Paloma | |
| Alfred Allen | Judge | |
| Shep Houghton | Street Kid | |
| Karl Morse | Sam | |
| Julian Rivero | One of Buck's Henchmen |
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| Producer | B.P. Schulberg
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| Writer | Howard Hawks
Ben Hecht |
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| Cinematography | Bert Glennon
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Underworld Sternberg's riveting breakthrough is widely considered the film that launched the American gangster genre; it earned legendary scribe Ben Hecht a best original story Oscar the first year the awards were given. |
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