In Old Chicago (1937)

In Old Chicago (1937) (DVD) (*)

$21.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
92 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1937 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Henry King

Written By:
Lamar Trotti
Sonya Levien

Actors:
Tyrone Power ..... Dion O'Leary
Alice Faye ..... Belle Fawcett
Don Ameche ..... Jack O'Leary
Alice Brady ..... Molly O'Leary
Andy Devine ..... Pickle Bixby
Brian Donlevy ..... Gil Warren
Phyllis Brooks ..... Ann Colby
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 ..... Patrick O'Leary
Gene Reynolds ..... Dion O'Leary as a Boy

Synopsis:

In Old Chicago was 20th Century-Fox's spin on MGM's San Francisco--a personal saga played out against the backdrop of a famous 19th Century disaster. Alice Brady plays Mrs. O'Leary, a widow who brings her two young boys to the sleepy village of Chicago. As the city grows in prominence and prestige, so do the boys: One son (Tyrone Power) becomes a rascal who dreams of creating his own entertainment empire, while the other son (Don Ameche) matures into an honest, straight-laced lawyer. Both boys woo a beautiful singer (Alice Faye), who favors the more reckless of the two. As the headstrong son gains control of the more disreputable forms of Chicago entertainment, the serious son becomes the city's Mayor. The requisite rivalry between the two reaches a fever pitch just before their mother's cow knocks over a lantern and sets off the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The O'Leary boys unite in trying to fight the conflagration and rescue the populace; the mayor dies, and the wastrel son vows to mend his ways and help build a 'new' Chicago. In Old Chicago is climaxed spectacularly by the famous fire, a masterwork of special effects courtesy of 20th Century-Fox's Fred Sersen. The film, which originally ran 115 minutes, is currently available only in its shorter (and better paced) reissue version.

The O'Leary brothers -- honest Jack and roguish Dion -- become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 19 May, 2018.