King of the Underworld (1952 film)

King of the Underworld is a 1952 British crime film directed by Victor M. Gover and starring Tod Slaughter, Patrick Barr and Tucker McGuire. It was followed by a sequel Murder at Scotland Yard (1953).

Plot
A master criminal is hunted by the police after committing a series of crimes.

Cast

 * Tod Slaughter as Terence Reilly
 * Patrick Barr as Inspector Morley
 * Tucker McGuire as Eileen Trotter
 * Ingeborg von Kusserow as Marie
 * Frank Hawkins as Inspector Cranshaw
 * Leonard Sharp as Mullins
 * Anne Valery as Susan

Production
The film was made at Bushey Studios with sets designed by the art director Don Chaffey.

Critical reception
Kine Weekly wrote: "The picture is tongue-in-the-cheek stuff ... 'Sweeny Tod' Slaughter delivers every menacing line with obvious relish and is both amusing and effectively sinister as Riley, and the rest keep in step. King of the Underworld should be a crowning success with avid readers of penny dreadfuls."