Gentlemanly Crime

Law Of The Underworld (1938)

Okay, there are B-westerns galore... but what if the movie's not a western but still a B-movie? Shouldn't movies also be called a B-comedy, etc? If so then this one is a B-gangster.

Chester Morris plays Gene Fillmore, the ringleader of a small crime syndicate, always in suits and hats... afterall, that was the common attire of the time. Fillmore wants his boys to be operating on the sly, to never be obvious about who they're stealing from... and no shots fired. Be gentlemen.

One of the gang members needs a little extra dough so he sticks up a young man and his fiance for a hundred and thirty eight bucks. After trying to get his money back, the guy and his girlfriend become involved with a little more crime than they would have liked.

Seriously, I've just typed more about this little film than was warranted. Coming in at just under an hour, Law Of The Underworld is an average hour spent in front of the TV, nothing special but eh, it wasn't bad.