In Old Chicago (1938)
1h 51m
Running Time
April 15, 1938Release Date
In Old Chicago (1938)
1h 51m
Running Time
April 15, 1938Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
The O'Leary brothers -- honest Jack and roguish Dion -- become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.
Where to Watch.





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Cast & Crew.

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

Sidney Blackmer
General Phil Sheridan

Berton Churchill
Senator Colby

June Storey
Gretchen

Paul Hurst
Mitch

Tyler Brooke
Specialty Singer

J. Anthony Hughes
Pat O'Leary

Gene Reynolds
Dion O'Leary (as a boy)

Bobs Watson
Bob O'Leary (as a boy)

Billy Watson
Jack O'Leary (as a boy)

Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Hattie

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

Clarence Wilson
Lawyer

Frank Dae
Judge

Harry Stubbs
Fire Commissioner

Joe King
Ship's Captain

Francis Ford
Driver

Bob Murphy
Police Officer

Wade Boteler
Police Officer

Gustav von Seyffertitz
Dutch - Politician in Jack's Office

Russell Hicks
Politician in Jack's Office

Brooks Benedict
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

George Chandler
Onlooker (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Woman with Colby (uncredited)

Vera Lewis
Wedding Witness (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse
Opening Night Guest (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien
Senate Waiter (uncredited)

Martin Turner
Refugee

Lamar Trotti
Screenplay

Sonya Levien
Screenplay

Henry King
Director

Niven Busch
Story

Barbara McLean
Editor

Rudolph Sternad
Art Direction

Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Media.



Details.
Release DateApril 15, 1938
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 51m
Content RatingNR
Budget$10,000,000
Filming LocationsChicago, United States
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
chicago
musical
fire
conflagration
disaster movie
great fire
brother brother relationship
brothers
Wiki.
In Old Chicago is a 1938 American disaster musical drama film directed by Henry King. The screenplay by Sonya Levien and Lamar Trotti was based on the Niven Busch story, "We the O'Learys". The film is a fictionalized account about the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and stars Alice Brady as Mrs. O'Leary, the owner of the cow which started the fire, and Tyrone Power and Don Ameche as her sons. It also stars Alice Faye and Andy Devine. At the time of its release, it was one of the most expensive movies ever made.
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