Underworld (1927 film)
| Underworld | |
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| Directed by | Josef von Sternberg |
| Written by | Ben Hecht Charles Furthman Robert N. Lee |
| Produced by | Hector Turnbull B. P. Schulberg |
| Starring | Clive Brook Evelyn Brent George Bancroft Larry Semon Fred Kohler |
| Cinematography | Bert Glennon |
| Edited by | E. Lloyd Sheldon |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Underworld (also released as Paying the Penalty) is a 1927 American silent gangster film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Clive Brook, Evelyn Brent and George Bancroft. The film launched Sternberg's eight-year collaboration with Paramount Pictures, with whom he would produce his seven films with actress Marlene Dietrich. Journalist and screenwriter Ben Hecht won an Academy Award for Best Original Story.