The City Under the City
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and bleak.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- rawmeticulous
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Cast
- Sterling HaydenDix Handley
- Louis CalhernAlonzo D. Emmerich
- Jean HagenDoll Conovan
- James WhitmoreGus Minissi
- Sam JaffeDoc Erwin Riedenschneider
- John McIntirePolice Commissioner Hardy
- Marc LawrenceCobby
- Barry KelleyLieutenant Ditrich
- Anthony CarusoLouis Ciavelli
- Teresa CelliMaria Ciavelli
Crew
- John HustonDirector
- John HustonScreenplay
- Ben MaddowScreenplay
- W.R. BurnettNovel
- Harold RossonDirector of Photography
- Miklós RózsaOriginal Music Composer
- George BoemlerEditor
- Arthur Hornblow Jr.Producer
- John HustonProducer
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