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In Old Chicago

  • 1938
  • Approved
  • 1h 35m
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6.7/10
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Tyrone Power, Don Ameche, and Alice Faye in In Old Chicago (1938)
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The O'Leary brothers--honest Jack and roguish Dion--become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.The O'Leary brothers--honest Jack and roguish Dion--become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.The O'Leary brothers--honest Jack and roguish Dion--become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.

  • Director
    • Henry King
  • Writers
    • Lamar Trotti
    • Sonya Levien
    • Niven Busch
  • Stars
    • Tyrone Power
    • Alice Faye
    • Don Ameche
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    2.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Henry King
    • Writers
      • Lamar Trotti
      • Sonya Levien
      • Niven Busch
    • Stars
      • Tyrone Power
      • Alice Faye
      • Don Ameche
    • 53User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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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
    June Storey
    June Storey
    • Gretchen
    Paul Hurst
    Paul Hurst
    • Mitch
    Tyler Brooke
    Tyler Brooke
    • Specialty Singer
    J. Anthony Hughes
    • Patrick O'Leary
    Gene Reynolds
    Gene Reynolds
    • Dion O'Leary (as a boy)
    Bobs Watson
    Bobs Watson
    • Bob O'Leary (as a boy)
    Billy Watson
    • Jack O'Leary (as a boy)
    Madame Sul-Te-Wan
    Madame Sul-Te-Wan
    • Hattie
    • (as Madame Sultewan)
    • Director
      • Henry King
    • Writers
      • Lamar Trotti
      • Sonya Levien
      • Niven Busch
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The 20-minute climactic fire sequence cost $150,000 to stage and burned for three days on the Fox back lot. It helped make this one of the most expensive films made at the time.
    • Goofs
      Carrie Donohue's testimony is stricken because "the law says a wife cannot testify against her husband" and Dion O'Leary marries Belle Fawcett for the same reason. However, the law only says that a wife cannot be compelled to testify against her husband; she can still testify of her own free will.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Dion O'Leary: We O'Learys are a strange tribe.

    • Alternate versions
      The original roadshow version of "In Old Chicago" ran 111 minutes, and was cut to 95 minutes for a 1943 re-release. For many years, the longer version was thought to be lost, and only the shorter re-release print was shown on television, and released on video in 1994. In 2002 the missing elements to the original version were found, and the 2005 DVD release included both the original and the shorter versions.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Opium War (1943)
    • Soundtracks
      I've Taken a Fancy to You
      (1937) (uncredited)
      Music by Lew Pollack
      Lyrics by Sidney D. Mitchell
      Sung and danced by chorus girls at The Hub

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    Fun and Special Effects, Too

    This is a good, old-fashioned movie featuring brotherly rivalry between Don Ameche's character and Tyrone Power's. Tyrone is the good-hearted scoundrel of the two -- his scenes with Alice Faye have pizzaz despite her not being half as gorgeous as her leading man. The scene where Tyrone ducks objects that Alice throws at him in anger, then wrestles her to the floor and bites her lower lip, is a must-see for Power admirers. The Chicago fire is portrayed so well, this movie won an award for special effects.
    • Lin-4
    • Jun 1, 1999
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    • Release date
      • April 15, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Čikago u plamenu
    • Filming locations
      • Oakdale, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Budget
      • $1,800,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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