Underworld, U.S.A. (1961)
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Cast
as Tolly Devlin
as Cuddles
as Earl Connors
as Sandy
as Gela
as Driscoll
as Gus
as Gunther
as Smith
as Tolly at 12
as Woman
as Woman
as Connie
as Officer
as Barney
as Prison Doctor
as Convict
as Man
as Vic Farrar
as Jenny
as Boy
as Boy
as Harry
as Mother
as Investigator
as Drunk
as Drunk
as Investigator
as Investigator
as Cashier
as Man
as Newspaperman
Critic Reviews for Underworld, U.S.A.
All Critics (3) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (0) | DVD (1)
... like the gangster figures of the 1930s, he sees only himself and the world around him and treats everything/everyone else as a stepping stone or an obstacle.
Even more so than its plot, the film is notable for its very stark, sharp black-and-white look; each shot almost feels like a paper cut.
Samuel Fuller's revenge crime thriller is shot in the same brisk and violent manner he shoots his war films.
Audience Reviews for Underworld, U.S.A.
it started out kinda cheesy but i ended up liking this revenge thriller a good deal. cliff robertson plays an ex con who works his way into the underworld to get to the men who killed his father, then finds out getting out isn't as easy as he'd planned. there are some really cold-blooded scenes in this! i sometimes find fuller's style overdramatic for my taste
Super Reviewer
[font=Century Gothic]In "Underworld, USA", as a teenager Tolly Devlin witnesses his father being brutally beaten to death by four men and is able to idenify one of the men, Vic Farrar, but will not share the information with Driscoll(Larry Gates) from the district attorney's office. Tolly(Cliff Robertson) grows up to be a small-time thief who is in and out of prison. Eventually, he tracks down Farrar who is dying in a prison infirmary and convinces Farrar to give up the names of the other three men.[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]"Underworld USA" is a good, solid movie about revenge and justice that is occasionally weakened by uneven acting.[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic][color=navy]"The Naked Kiss" starts out with a bald woman, Kelly(Constance Towers), delivering a beating to a man to get the $75 she feels is due to her. Two years later, with a full head of hair, Kelly gets off the bus at Grantville, pretending to be a champagne saleswoman as a front for her mobile prostitution business. She strikes up an acquaintance with the town sherriff, Griff(Anthony Eisley), and they spend the night together at his place but Kelly leaves in the morning. She finds other lodgings and starts a new chapter in her life.[/color][/font] [font=Century Gothic][color=#000080][/color][/font] [font=Century Gothic][color=#000080]"The Naked Kiss" gets off to a great start but the film does not come into its own until late with a particularly disturbing scene. The movie is about the possibility of redemption and how people can change, given the chance.[/color][/font]
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