The Beast of the City

The Beast of the City

1932 · 86 min · EN · NR · 6.1 (19 votes)
Dir. Charles Brabin · Starring Walter Huston, Jean Harlow, Wallace Ford, Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Peterson, Tully Marshall

Beware the hunters who stalk their prey through city jungles!

CrimeDramaRomance

Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick is after gangster Sam Belmonte. He uses his corrupt brother Ed to watch over Daisy who was associated with Belmonte.

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A dark, morally ambiguous descent into the city's underbelly. It's a tense, atmospheric dive into corruption and obsession, where the lines between law and crime blur. Feels like a smoky, late-night confession.

grittytensemelancholiccynicalsteadypre-codenoir-adjacentdramaticatmosphericcorruptionmoralityobsessioncrime
gangsterpolice chieforganized crimepre-codevigilantism
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