title: Law of the Underworld
text: # Law of the Underworld
  
  Law of the Underworld is a 1938 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and written by Bert Granet and Edmund L. Hartmann. The film stars Chester Morris, Anne Shirley, Eduardo Ciannelli, Walter Abel and Richard Bond. The film was released on May 6, 1938, by RKO Pictures.
  
  ## Plot
  
  A respected citizen with secret ties to the local mob is faced with revealing his criminal connections to save two innocent people from execution.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Chester Morris as Gene Fillmore
  * Anne Shirley as Annabelle Porter
  * Eduardo Ciannelli as Rocky
  * Walter Abel as Warren Rogers
  * Richard Bond as Tommy Brown
  * Lee Patrick as Dorothy Palmer
  * Paul Guilfoyle as Batsy
  * Frank M. Thomas as Police Captain Gargan
  * Eddie Acuff as Bill
  * Vinton Hayworth as Eddie
  * Jack Carson as Johnny
  * Paul Stanton as Barton
  