United States / Apr 14, 1937 / NR / New York City, New York
The Great American Motion Picture!
1h 51min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The O'Leary brothers -- honest Jack and roguish Dion -- become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tom Brown | Bob O'Leary |
| Sidney Blackmer | General Phil Sheridan |
| Berton Churchill | Senator Colby |
| June Storey | Gretchen |
| Paul Hurst | Mitch |
| Tyler Brooke | Specialty Singer |
| J. Anthony Hughes | Pat O'Leary |
| Gene Reynolds | Dion O'Leary (as a boy) |
| Bobs Watson | Bob O'Leary (as a boy) |
| Billy Watson | Jack O'Leary (as a boy) |
| Madame Sul-Te-Wan | Hattie |
| Spencer Charters | Commissioner W.J. Beavers |
| Rondo Hatton | Rondo - Body Guard |
| Thelma Manning | Carrie Donahue |
| Ruth Gillette | Miss Lou |
| Eddie Collins | Drunk |
| Scotty Mattraw | Beef King |
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| Joe Twerp | Stuttering Clerk |
| Clarence Wilson | Lawyer |
| Frank Dae | Judge |
| Harry Stubbs | Fire Commissioner |
| Joe King | Ship's Captain |
| Francis Ford | Driver |
| Bob Murphy | Police Officer |
| Wade Boteler | Police Officer |
| Gustav von Seyffertitz | Dutch - Politician in Jack's Office |
| Russell Hicks | Politician in Jack's Office |
| Brooks Benedict | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| George Chandler | Onlooker (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Woman with Colby (uncredited) |
| Vera Lewis | Wedding Witness (uncredited) |
| Bert Moorhouse | Opening Night Guest (uncredited) |
| William H. O'Brien | Senate Waiter (uncredited) |
| Martin Turner | Refugee |
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | In Old Chicago |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox |
| Release date | 15 aprile 1938 |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck, Kenneth Macgowan |
| Writer | Lamar Trotti, Niven Busch, Sonya Levien |
| Editing | Barbara McLean |
| Cinematography | J. Peverell Marley |
| Assistant directors | Robert D. Webb, Henry King |
| Camera operators | J. Peverell Marley |
| Additional photography | J. Peverell Marley |
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| Production design | Thomas Little, Rudolph Sternad, William S. Darling |
| Art direction | Rudolph Sternad, William S. Darling, Thomas Little |
| Set decoration | Thomas Little, Rudolph Sternad, William S. Darling |
| Stunts | Yakima Canutt |
| Music | Louis Silvers, Roger Heman Sr., Eugene Grossman, Edmund H. Hansen |
| Sound | Louis Silvers, Roger Heman Sr., Eugene Grossman, Edmund H. Hansen |
| Costume design | Royer |
| Makeup | Royer |
| Hairstyling | Royer |
| Budget | 10.000.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / Apr 15, 1938 / NR
Germany / Jul 11, 1938 / 12
Russia / Jun 21, 1943 / Дубляж – Центральная объединённая киностудия, 1943 г.
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