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  • A Romance of the Underworld (1918)
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A Romance of the Underworld (1918)
Drama

Doris Elliott, who has grown up in a convent, moves to New York to live with her brother Richard, who belongs to a drug trafficking ring controlled by unscrupulous ward boss Michael O'Leary. Unaccustomed to life in the Lower East Side, ...See moreDoris Elliott, who has grown up in a convent, moves to New York to live with her brother Richard, who belongs to a drug trafficking ring controlled by unscrupulous ward boss Michael O'Leary. Unaccustomed to life in the Lower East Side, Doris remains ignorant of the pervasiveness of crime and corruption in the area until her friend, Mamie Bronson, whose brother, "Dopey Benny," is addicted to drugs, confesses that O'Leary has raped her. Later O'Leary enters Doris' home and attempts to rape her, and in the struggle that ensues O'Leary is shot when her brother unexpectedly arrives. Finding O'Leary dead and Richard unconscious, the police arrest Doris, and she is tried for murder. Defense lawyer Thomas McDonald, who has been working to expose the politician, is losing his case when Dopey Benny testifies that he killed O'Leary to avenge his sister's assault. Doris, who had thought Richard the killer, is acquitted, after which she marries Thomas. See less
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Director
Writers
Paul Armstrong (play) | Mildred Considine (scenario)
Cinematographer
Larry Williams (as Lawrence Williams)
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Updated Jun 30, 1918

Release date
Jun 30, 1918 (United States)

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10 cast members
Name Known for
Catherine Calvert
Doris Elliott Doris Elliott   See fewer
David Powell
Richard Elliott Richard Elliott   See fewer
Eugene O'Brien
Thomas McDonald Thomas McDonald   See fewer
Edwin Forsberg
Michael O'Leary Michael O'Leary   See fewer
Sibyl Carmen
Mamie Bronson (as Sybil Carmen) Mamie Bronson (as Sybil Carmen)   See fewer
Cecil Chichester
Dopey Benny Bronson Dopey Benny Bronson   See fewer
Harry Lee
Slippery Jake Slippery Jake   See fewer
Kid Broad
Fighter Fighter   See fewer
Ted 'Kid' Lewis
Fighter (as Kid Lewis) Fighter (as Kid Lewis)   See fewer
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