A Romance of the Underworld (1918)
1h 5m
Running Time
June 30, 1918Release Date

A Romance of the Underworld (1918)
1h 5m
Running Time
June 30, 1918Release Date
Plot.
Convent raised Doris Elliott moves to New York to live with her brother Richard not knowing that he is part of a drug trafficking ring controlled by unscrupulous ward boss Michael O'Leary. At first Doris remains ignorant of the pervasiveness of crime and corruption in the Lower East Side until her friend, Mamie Bronson, whose brother, "Dopey Benny," has fallen victim to drugs, confesses that O'Leary has raped her. When O'Leary breaks into their home and attempts to rape her as well, he is shot when Richard 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. Acquitted Doris is now free to marry Thomas.
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Cast & Crew.

Catherine Calvert
Doris Elliott

David Powell
Richard Elliott

Eugene O'Brien
Thomas McDonald

Edwin Forsberg
Michael O'Leary

Sibyl Carmen
Mamie Bronson

Marcia Harris
Sarah

Harry Lee
Slippery Jake

Cecil Chichester
Dopey Benny Bronson

Kid Broad
Fighter

Ted 'Kid' Lewis
Fighter

Mildred Considine
Screenplay

Paul Armstrong
Theatre Play

James Kirkwood
Director / Supervisor of Production Resources

Larry Williams
Camera Operator

Larry Williams
Cinematographer

Frank A. Keeney
Presenter
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