A Romance of the Underworld
1918, English. Directed by James Kirkwood.
Convent raised Doris Elliott moves to New York to live with her brother Richard not knowing that he is part of a drug trafficking ring controlled by unscrupulous ward boss Michael O'Leary. At first Doris remains ignorant of the pervasiveness of crime and corruption in the Lower East Side until her friend, Mamie Bronson, whose brother, "Dopey Benny," has fallen victim to drugs, confesses that O'Leary has raped her. When O'Leary breaks into their home and attempts to rape her as well, he is shot when Richard unexpectedly arrives. Finding O'Leary dead and Richard unconscious, the police arrest Doris, and she is tried for murder. Defense lawyer Thomas McDonald, who has been working to expose the politician, is losing his case when Dopey Benny testifies that he killed O'Leary to avenge his sister's assault. Acquitted Doris is now free to marry Thomas.
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 30 June 1918
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Mildred Considine
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A Romance of the Underworld isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 June 1918. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Romance of the Underworld?
A Romance of the Underworld (1918) was directed by James Kirkwood and stars Catherine Calvert, David Powell, Eugene O'Brien.