The Innocents of Chicago (1932)
Naïve young Englishman, Silas P. Binns inherits a substantial business in Chicago. Unaware of the city's reputation for rampant organized crime during the Prohibition era, Silas arrives in America with idealistic expectations. Upon his arrival, he finds himself inadvertently caught in the middle of a fierce and dangerous turf war between rival gangster factions. The humor of the film stems from Silas's "innocent" and oblivious nature as he navigates the violent underworld of Chicago, often mistaking life-threatening situations for ordinary business or social interactions.
Director: Lupino Lane
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Henry Kendall as Percy Lloyd |
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Margot Grahame as Lil |
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Binnie Barnes as Peg Guinan |
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Bernard Nedell as Tony Costello |
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Ben Welden as Spike Guinan |
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Wallace Lupino as Gangster |
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Charles Farrell as Smiler |
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Cyril Smith as Gangster |
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Val Guest as Gangster |
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Dorothy Fane as |
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Betty Norton as Betty Woods |
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Ernest Sefton as Gangster |
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Peter Bernard as Gangster |
| Directing | Lupino Lane | Director |
| Writing | Leslie Arliss | Writer |
| Writing | J.W. Drawbell | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Reginald Simpson | Theatre Play |
| Production | Lupino Lane | Producer |
| Editing | Leslie Norman | Editor |
| Art | Duncan Sutherland | Set Designer |
| Sound | A.E. Rudolph | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Marjorie Gaffney | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Ernest Palmer | Director of Photography |