Physician Carole Nelson, suspected of having ties to notorious gangster Joe Gurney, must prove her innocence or the Medical Board will revoke her license. When Gurney seeks her out for treatment after being shot, it could be the break Nelson needs. Now she has a chance to use her medical know-how to outwit Gurney and his goons and reestablish her professional reputation.
King of the Underworld has generally received mixed reviews.
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King of the Underworld was released in 1939 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 6 reviews, giving King of the Underworld (1939) an average rating of 53%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 70%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 64%.
With a score of 53%, King of the Underworld is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1939, which stands at 61%.
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