26 Jul 1950
The Underworld Story
A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.
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Inch by inch a rumor grows into a roar... word by word the teletype starts ticking like a bomb... moment by moment the suspense builds headline-high to a new peak of motion picture excitement!
A newspaper editor deals with a particularly stressful day in the newsroom.
Top Billed Cast
Jack Webb Sam Gatlin
William Conrad Jim Bathgate
David Nelson Earl Collins
Whitney Blake Peggy Gatlin
Louise Lorimer Lady Wilson
James Bell Ben Quinn
Nancy Valentine Jan Price
Joe Flynn Hymie Shapiro
Richard Bakalyan Carl Thompson
Dick Whittinghill Fred Kendall
Howard McNear Editor
Jonathan Hole Pettifog
Richard Deacon Chapman
Charles Perry Reporter (uncredited)
John Nolan Ron Danton
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