Romance of the Underworld
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Romance of the Underworld is a 1928 silent film drama produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. Directed by Irving Cummings
and starring Mary Astor
. It is taken from a stage play called A Romance of the Underworld by Paul Armstrong. A previous version of the story was filmed in 1918 by director James Kirkwood
with Catherine Calvert
in Astor's part. The 1928 film is extant at the Museum of Modern Art.
Irving Cummings
Irving Cummings , born Irving Camisky in New York City, New York was an American movie actor, director, producer and writer....
and starring Mary Astor
Mary Astor
Mary Astor was an American actress. Most remembered for her role as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon with Humphrey Bogart, Astor began her long motion picture career as a teenager in the silent movies of the early 1920s.She eventually made a successful transition to talkies, but almost...
. It is taken from a stage play called A Romance of the Underworld by Paul Armstrong. A previous version of the story was filmed in 1918 by director James Kirkwood
James Kirkwood, Sr.
James Kirkwood, Sr. was an American actor and director....
with Catherine Calvert
Catherine Calvert
Catherine Calvert, as she was known on the screen, or Mrs. Paul Armstrong, as she was in real life, was born in Baltimore, Md., and after many years experience on time stage in "Brown of Harvard," "The Deep Purple," a play from the pen of her husband, and many other productions she entered the...
in Astor's part. The 1928 film is extant at the Museum of Modern Art.
Cast
- Mary AstorMary AstorMary Astor was an American actress. Most remembered for her role as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon with Humphrey Bogart, Astor began her long motion picture career as a teenager in the silent movies of the early 1920s.She eventually made a successful transition to talkies, but almost...
- Judith Andrews - Ben BardBen BardBen Bard was a movie actor, stage actor, and acting teacher. With comedian Jack Pearl, Bard worked in a comedy duo in vaudeville...
- Derby Dan Manning - Robert Elliott - Edwin Burke
- John BolesJohn BolesJohn Boles may refer to:*John Boles , baseball executive*John Boles , American actor*John Boles , American sports shooter*John Patrick Boles , American Roman Catholic bishop...
- Stephen Ransome - Oscar ApfelOscar ApfelOscar C. Apfel was an American film actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He appeared in 167 films between 1913 and 1939, and also directed 94 films between 1911 and 1927.-Biography:...
- Champagne Joe - Helen LynchHelen LynchHelen Lynch was an American silent-film actress.She was born in Billings, Montana where she was also raised. After winning a beauty contest conducted in her hometown, she soon went to movie studios and received little trouble gaining roles, starting out as an extra in 1918...
- Blonodie Nell - William H. Tooker - Asa Jenks
