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In Old Chicago

Year:

1938

Duration:

95 min | 111 min (roadshow version)

Genres:

Action | Drama | Musical | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.9

Director:

Henry King

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 4 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1938-04-15

Filming Locations: Oakdale, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Brian Donlevy

Bobs Watson

In Old Chicago

Tyrone Power

Dion O'Leary

Alice Faye

Belle Fawcett

Don Ameche

Jack O'Leary

Alice Brady

Molly O'Leary

Andy Devine

Pickle Bixby

Phyllis Brooks

Ann Colby

Tom Brown

Bob O'Leary

Sidney Blackmer

General Phil Sheridan

Berton Churchill

Senator Colby

June Storey

Gretchen

Paul Hurst

Edward (Mitch) Mitchell

Tyler Brooke

Specialty Singer

J. Anthony Hughes

Patrick O'Leary

Gene Reynolds

Dion O'Leary as a Boy

Billy Watson

Jack O'Leary as a Boy

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Hattie (as Madame Sultewan)

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

Joe Twerp

Stuttering Clerk

Charles Lane

Booking Agent (scenes deleted)

Clarence Wilson

Lawyer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)

Frank Dae

Judge

Harry Stubbs

Fire Commissioner

Joe King

Ship's Captain

Francis Ford

Driver

Bob Murphy

Police Officer (as Robert Murphy)

Wade Boteler

Polilce Officer

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Dutch - Politician in Jack's Office

Russell Hicks

Politician in Jack's Office

Carol Adams

Chorine (uncredited)

Jessie Arnold

Mrs. Donovan (uncredited)

Kathryn Barnes

Chorine (uncredited)

Sue Barstead

Chorine (uncredited)

Jeanette Bates

Chorine (uncredited)

Colleen Bawn

Minor Role (uncredited)

Doris Becker

Chorine (uncredited)

Patsy Bedell

Chorine (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Barbara Booth

Chorine (uncredited)

Ed Brady

Wagon Driver (uncredited)

Horace G. Brown

Fireman (uncredited)

Julie Cabanne

Chorine (uncredited)

George Chandler

Onlooker (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham

Minor Role (uncredited)

Davison Clark

Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

Hub Patron (uncredited)

James Conaty

Hub Patron (uncredited)

Jeanne Criswell

Horsewoman (uncredited)

Dale Dee

Chorine (uncredited)

Natalie Finley

Horsewoman (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Woman with Colby (uncredited)

Norah Gale

Chorine (uncredited)

Kirby Grant

Moustached Quartette Member - 'Old Virginny' Number (uncredited)

Harrison Greene

Man with Colby (uncredited)

Harriette Haddon

Chorine (uncredited)

Sherry Hall

Court Clerk (uncredited)

Harry Hayden

Johnson (uncredited)

Harry Hollingsworth

1st Hub Bidder (uncredited)

Sheldon Jett

Bartender (uncredited)

Edna Mae Jones

Chorine (uncredited)

Jean Joyce

Chorine (uncredited)

Adelaide Kaye

Chorine (uncredited)

Edward Keane

Politician in Jack's Office (uncredited)

Crystal Keate

Chorine (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey

Cop (uncredited)

Jacqueline Kopp

Chorine (uncredited)

Mary Louise Kopp

Chorine (uncredited)

Billie Lee

Chorine (uncredited)

Patricia Lee

Chorine (uncredited)

Patsy Lee

Chorine (uncredited)

Vera Lewis

Wedding Witness (uncredited)

Mary Lorraine

Chorine (uncredited)

Corine McAlister

Horsewoman (uncredited)

J.P. McGowan

Saloon Manager (uncredited)

Pat McKee

Man Getting Beer in Face (uncredited)

Lydia McKim

Child (uncredited)

Florence McPherson

Horsewoman (uncredited)

Jackie Cagney Miller

Minor Role (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Opening Night Guest (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

Senate Waiter (uncredited)

George Offerman Jr.

Youth in New Suit (uncredited)

Pat Parrish

Chorine (uncredited)

Gil Perkins

Hub Patron (uncredited)

Patsy Perrin

Chorine (uncredited)

Eleanore Prentiss

Chorine (uncredited)

Jane Ray

Chorine (uncredited)

Rice and Cady

Dutch Comedians (uncredited)

Dorothy Rodgers

Horsewoman (uncredited)

John Roy

Minor Role (uncredited)

Muriel Scheck

Chorine (uncredited)

Audrey Scott

Horsewoman (uncredited)

Louise Seidel

Chorine (uncredited)

Hugh Sheridan

Minor Role (uncredited)

Lorraine Standish

Minor Role (uncredited)

Larry Steers

Belle's Admirer (uncredited)

Hope Taylor

Chorine (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook

Hub Patron (uncredited)

June Terry

Chorine (uncredited)

Valerie Traxler

Chorine (uncredited)

John Wallace

Fire-Reporter (uncredited)

Marion Weldon

Chorine (uncredited)

Dorothy White

Chorine (uncredited)

Charles Williams

Secretary / Wedding Witness (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Publicity ads stated that Niven Busch's story was entitled "We, the O'Leary's," but legal records indicate there was never such a story title. The fabrication was developed by someone at Twentieth Century-Fox well after the story and screenplay was completely written, thinking it would give the story a more catchy title.

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A lantern manufacturer wrote to the studio insisting that the fire must have been started by a lamp, not a lantern. They claimed a lantern would extinguish itself if tipped over, but that claim was found to be false by an actual experiment performed by two assistants at Twentieth Century-Fox. Soon after the fire started, the barn where the fire was supposed to have originated was thoroughly investigated, and no evidence of a lamp or lantern was found.

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Lux Radio Theatre's version (aired 10.9.44) starred Dorothy Lamour in the Alice Faye role.

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Goofs

At 1:26:10, Gil's position on the house changes.

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Just before the fire in 1871, the Mayor speaks about replacing the combustible buildings in "The Patch" with newer ones made of stone and steel. The first buildings with steel frameworks were not constructed until the 1880's. Before then, large buildings were constructed of wood with a stone shell.

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At 7:45, the position of the kids in the wagon change.

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Quotes

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

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Molly O'Leary: We O'Learys are a strange tribe. There's strength in us. And what we set out to do, we finish.

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Dion O'Leary: Nothing can lick Chicago!

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