In Old Chicago

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6.7	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Henry King

Starring (View all)

Tyrone Power
Dion O'Leary

Alice Faye
Belle Fawcett

Don Ameche
Jack O'Leary

Alice Brady
Molly O'Leary

Andy Devine
Pickle Bixby

Brian Donlevy
Gil Warren

Phyllis Brooks
Ann Colby

Tom Brown
Bob O'Leary

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Lamar Trotti
(screen play) and

Sonya Levien
(screen play)

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Story of the great fire of 1871. Fictional story of two sons of Mrs. O'Leary (the owner of the cow which started the fire), one a rogue (Power) the other a lawyer (Ameche). One of the most expensive films of its time ($1.8 million).

Release date: 15 April 1938
UPC: 024543178804

Tags: Romance (2), Brothers (2), Drama (2), 20th Century Fox (2), 1937 (1), Brian Donlevy (1), Alice Brady (1), Don Ameche (1), Andy Devine (1), Phyllis Brooks (1), Tyrone Power (1), Alice Faye (1), 1938 (1), Dramas (1), Fire (1), Musical (1), Disaster (1), Action (1)

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"(1938) ... and Alice Brady Don Ameche, ... and Alice Faye"

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"Released on April 15, 1938 Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress (Alice Brady) "

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""In Old Chicago" did for conflagrations what "San Francisco" did for earthquakes, at least in terms of disaster films in the 1930’s. Set on the eve of the Windy City’s most infamous phenomenon, The Great Chicago Fire, "In Old Chicago" depicts the lives of the O’Leary family, Molly (Alice Brady) and her sons Dion (Tyrone Power), Jack (Don Ameche), and Bob (Tom Brown). Dion and his girlfriend Belle (Alice Faye) bribe their way into owning a saloon, while Jack, a failing lawyer, teams with Ma"