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In Old Chicago

In Old Chicago (1937)

Drama | 96 minutes
3,27 31 votes
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Genre: Drama

Duration: 96 minuten

Alternative title: De Brand van Oud Chicago

Country: United States

Directed by: Henry King

Stars: Tyrone Power, Alice Faye and Don Ameche

IMDb score: 6,7 (2.878)

Releasedate: 15 April 1938

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In Old Chicago plot

"The Great American Motion Picture!"

mrs. O'Leary raises her three sons alone after her husband's death. Dion becomes a handsome and unruly political connoisseur, Jack becomes a lawyer on a mission, and Bob has no other ambition in life than to marry his lover and have children. There is a lot of political intrigue involving Dion, Jack and the corrupt Major Donlevy. All this, however, is only a start to the real theme of the film, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which is introduced by the O'Leary family.

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Tyrone Power Tyrone Power

Dion O'Leary

Alice Faye Alice Faye

Belle Fawcett

Don Ameche Don Ameche

Jack O'Leary

Alice Brady Alice Brady

Molly O'Leary

Andy Devine Andy Devine

Pickle Bixby

Brian Donlevy Brian Donlevy

Gil Warren

Phyllis Brooks Phyllis Brooks

Ann Colby

Tom Brown Tom Brown

Bob O'Leary

Sidney Blackmer Sidney Blackmer

General Phil Sheridan

Berton Churchill Berton Churchill

Senator Colby

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7 September 2025 at 15:29

A highly exaggerated drama about the rise and fall of an influential family in 19th-century Chicago. I didn't really care for the old-fashioned and rather over-the-top family affairs and political intrigue (not to mention the numerous musical interludes featuring song and dance), but the film's climax is worth seeing. It impressively and spectacularly depicts the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

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