---
title: 'King of the Underworld (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lewis Seiler'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 67
genres:
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/king-of-the-underworld-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031536/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# King of the Underworld (1939)

1939 · 67 min · Crime · United States


## Synopsis

King of the Underworld is a 1939 American crime drama film starring Humphrey Bogart as a gangster and Kay Francis as a doctor forced to treat him. It was directed by Lewis Seiler. It is a remake of the 1935 film Dr. Socrates, which was based on a short story by W. R. Burnett.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lewis Seiler](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-seiler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Heinz Eric Roemheld](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-eric-roemheld)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sidney Hickox](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-hickox)

## Cast

- [Murray Alper](https://cinepixo.com/people/murray-alper)
- [Arthur Aylesworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-aylesworth)
- [Pierre Watkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-watkin)
- [Jessie Busley](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessie-busley)
- [Ann Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-robinson)
- [John Eldredge](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-eldredge)
- [Kay Francis](https://cinepixo.com/people/kay-francis)
- [Mickey Kuhn](https://cinepixo.com/people/mickey-kuhn)
- [Humphrey Bogart](https://cinepixo.com/people/humphrey-bogart)
- [Edwin Stanley](https://cinepixo.com/people/edwin-stanley)
- [Clem Bevans](https://cinepixo.com/people/clem-bevans)
- [Charles Trowbridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-trowbridge)
- [Glen Cavender](https://cinepixo.com/people/glen-cavender)
- [Sidney Bracey](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-bracey)
- [John Harmon](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-harmon)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/king-of-the-underworld-1939
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