Summary
The Ruling Voice is an American romantic film drama first released in 1931,
directed by Rowland V. Lee.
The film stars Walter Huston, Loretta Young, Dudley Digges, David Manners and Doris Kenyon.
It has also been released under the title: Upper Underworld.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Rowland V. Lee
- Script: Rowland V. Lee, Donald W. Lee, Byron Morgan, Robert Lord
- Music: David Mendoza
- Cast: Walter Huston (Jack Bannister), Loretta Young (Gloria Bannister), Dudley Digges (Abner Snead), David Manners (Dick Cheney), Doris Kenyon (Mary Stanton), John Halliday (Burroughs), Willard Robertson (Ed Bailey), Gilbert Emery (Andrew Gregory), Douglas Scott (Malcolm Stanton), Joseph E. Bernard (Snead’s Secretary), Sidney Bracey (Marley the Stanton Butler), Nora Cecil (Malcom’s Nurse), Robert Elliott (A Reformer), Al Hill (Hood), Francis McDonald (Hood), Nat Pendleton (Board Member), Tom Ricketts (Reformer), Hector Sarno (Joe – Grocer), Carl Stockdale (Board Member), Morgan Wallace (Board Member)
- Country: USA
- Language: English / French
- Runtime: 76 min; B&W
- Aka: Upper Underworld
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