King of the Underworld (1952 film)

1952 British film by Victor M. Gover

King of the Underworld

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Directed by| Victor M. Gover
Written by| John Gilling
Produced by| Gilbert Church
Starring| Tod Slaughter
Patrick Barr
Tucker McGuire
Edited by| Helen Wiggins
Music by| William Trytel

Production
company

Gilbert Church Productions

Distributed by| Ambassador Film Productions

Release date

* July 1952 (1952-07)

Running time

| 82 minutes
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

King of the Underworld is a 1952 British crime film directed by Victor M. Gover and starring Tod Slaughter, Patrick Barr and Tucker McGuire.[1] It was followed by a sequel Murder at Scotland Yard (1953).

## Plot

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

## Cast

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* 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

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

## Critical reception

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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."[2]

## References

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1. ^ "King of the Underworld". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
2. ^ "King of the Underworld". Kinematograph Weekly: 22. 26 June 1952 - via ProQuest.

## External links

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* King of the Underworld at IMDb
* King of the Underworld at AllMovie
* King of the Underworld then-and-now location photographs at ReelStreets

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