A Romance of the Underworld

A Romance of the Underworld

1918 · 65 min · Drama

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.

Directed by James Kirkwood · Written by Mildred Considine

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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

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