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In Old Chicago
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In Old Chicago is a 1938 American black-and-white film produced by 20th Century Studios. Directed by Henry King and Robert D. Webb, the movie features a cast including Alice Brady, Alice Faye, Tyrone Power, and Don Ameche. The screenplay was written by Sonya Levien, Lamar Trotti, and Niven Busch, with music composed by Sidney Clare. Principal photography took place in Chicago, which also serves as the narrative location.
The film is categorized as a disaster, drama, action, and musical film. It has a runtime of 111 minutes according to one source and 95 minutes according to another. In Old Chicago was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Story, and Best Sound. Alice Brady received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. The film was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix.
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Film · TMDB
6.7The O'Leary brothers -- honest Jack and roguish Dion -- become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.
Cast
- Tyrone Power as Dion O'Leary
- Alice Faye as Belle Fawcett
- Don Ameche as Jack O'Leary
- Alice Brady as Molly O'Leary
- Andy Devine as Pickle Bixby
- Brian Donlevy as Gil Warren
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- fire
- musical
- conflagration
- disaster movie
- great fire
- brother brother relationship
- brothers
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
2,692 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
- Year
- 1938
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Musical
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 4 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- historical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Robert D. Webb
- Screenwriter
- Niven Busch
- Cast member
- Phyllis Brooks
- Composer
- Sidney Clare
- Producer
- Kenneth Macgowan
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- John Peverell Marley
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Filming location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 672784
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Poster - In Old Chicago 05.jpg
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- publication date
- 1938-01-06
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- film editor
- Barbara McLean
- title
- In Old Chicago
- production designer
- William S. Darling
- distributed by
- Netflix
- color
- black-and-white
- review score
- 67%
- capital cost
- 1800000
- box office
- 2500000
- Commons category
- In Old Chicago (film)
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