| Don Chicago | |
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| Directed by | Maclean Rogers |
| Screenplay by | Austin Melford |
| Based on | Don Chicago by C. E. Bechhofer Roberts |
| Produced by | Louis H. Jackson |
| Starring |
Jackie Hunter Eddie Gray Joyce Heron |
| Cinematography | Gerald Gibbs |
| Edited by | Grace Garland |
| Music by | Percival Mackey |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Anglo-American Film Corporation (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Don Chicago is a 1945 British crime comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Jackie Hunter, Joyce Heron and Claud Allister. [1] It is based on the novel by C. E. Bechhofer Roberts.
Plot
An aspiring but timid gangster is forced to leave the United States after crossing the wrong people, but upon arriving in Britain he is treated as a dangerous criminal.
Don Chicago steals the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London whilst on a day-trip. He infiltrates the BBC to make various announcements.
Cast
- Jackie Hunter as Don Chicago
- Eddie Gray as Police Constable Gray
- Joyce Heron as Kitty Mannering
- Claud Allister as Lord Piccadilly
- Amy Veness as Bowie Knife Bella
- Wylie Watson as Peabody
- Don Stannard as Ken Cressing
- Charles Farrell as Don Dooley
- Finlay Currie as Bugs Mulligan
- Cyril Smith as Flash Kelly
- Ellen Pollock as Lady Vanessa
- Moira Lister as Telephone Operator
- Wally Patch as Sergeant
- Inga Andersen
References
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | DON CHICAGO (1945)". Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
External links
- Don Chicago at IMDb
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