King of the Underworld
“Don't kill this killer! Bring him back alive!”
RomanceCrimeDrama
Physician Carole Nelson, suspected of having ties to notorious gangster Joe Gurney, must prove her innocence or the Medical Board will revoke her license. When Gurney seeks her out for treatment after being shot, it could be the break Nelson needs. Now she has a chance to use her medical know-how to outwit Gurney and his goons and reestablish her professional reputation.
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A smoky, morally ambiguous world where danger lurks around every corner. This film offers a tense, romantic entanglement set against a backdrop of crime and desperation, with a determined heroine fighting for her reputation.
grittytensemelancholicromanticsteadypre-code dramanoir-adjacentblack-and-whitecrimeromancejusticeidentity
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