• Source: King of the Underworld (1952 film)

      • King of the Underworld is a 1952 British crime film directed by Victor M. Gover and starring Tod Slaughter, Patrick Barr and Tucker McGuire. It was written by John Gilling. It was followed by a sequel Murder at Scotland Yard (1953).


      Plot


      A master criminal is hunted by the police after committing a series of crimes.


      Cast


      Tod Slaughter as Terence Reilly
      Patrick Barr as Inspector Morley
      Tucker McGuire as Eileen Trotter
      Ingeborg von Kusserow as Marie
      Frank Hawkins as Inspector Cranshaw
      Leonard Sharp as Mullins
      Anne Valery as Susan


      Production


      The film was made at Bushey Studios with sets designed by the art director Don Chaffey.


      Critical reception


      Kine Weekly wrote: "The picture is tongue-in-the-cheek stuff ... 'Sweeny Tod' Slaughter delivers every menacing line with obvious relish and is both amusing and effectively sinister as Riley, and the rest keep in step. King of the Underworld should be a crowning success with avid readers of penny dreadfuls."
      In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Slight change of pace for barnstorming star, but film not widely shown."


      References




      External links


      King of the Underworld at IMDb
      King of the Underworld at AllMovie

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