L'incendio di Chicago (1938)
Nel 1870 gran parte di quella che diventerà una delle metropoli americane è ancora un agglomerato di casupole di legno. Nel quartiere più malfamato della città un giovane di origine irlandese è diventato proprietario di una grossa casa da gioco da cui tira le fila di altri loschi affari. Il fratello del giovane è deciso però a cambiar vita e quando, da una scintilla, alcune baracche prendono fuoco...
Direttore:
Henry King
Scrittori:
Lamar Trotti, Sonya Levien.
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Tyrone Power as Dion O'Leary |
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Alice Faye as Belle Fawcett |
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Don Ameche as Jack O'Leary |
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Alice Brady as Molly O'Leary |
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Andy Devine as Pickle Bixby |
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Brian Donlevy as Gil Warren |
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Phyllis Brooks as Ann Colby |
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Tom Brown as Bob O'Leary |
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Sidney Blackmer as General Phil Sheridan |
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Berton Churchill as Senator Colby |
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June Storey as Gretchen |
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Paul Hurst as Mitch |
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Tyler Brooke as Specialty Singer |
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J. Anthony Hughes as Pat O'Leary |
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Gene Reynolds as Dion O'Leary (as a boy) |
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Bobs Watson as Bob O'Leary (as a boy) |
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Billy Watson as Jack O'Leary (as a boy) |
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Madame Sul-Te-Wan as Hattie |
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Spencer Charters as Commissioner W.J. Beavers |
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Rondo Hatton as Rondo - Body Guard |
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Thelma Manning as Carrie Donahue |
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Ruth Gillette as Miss Lou |
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Eddie Collins as Drunk |
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Scotty Mattraw as Beef King |
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Joe Twerp as Stuttering Clerk |
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Clarence Wilson as Lawyer |
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Frank Dae as Judge |
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Harry Stubbs as Fire Commissioner |
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Joe King as Ship's Captain |
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Francis Ford as Driver |
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Bob Murphy as Police Officer |
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Wade Boteler as Police Officer |
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Gustav von Seyffertitz as Dutch - Politician in Jack's Office |
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Russell Hicks as Politician in Jack's Office |
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Brooks Benedict as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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George Chandler as Onlooker (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Woman with Colby (uncredited) |
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Vera Lewis as Wedding Witness (uncredited) |
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Bert Moorhouse as Opening Night Guest (uncredited) |
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William H. O'Brien as Senate Waiter (uncredited) |
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Martin Turner as Refugee |
| Writing | Lamar Trotti | Screenplay |
| Directing | Henry King | Director |
| Writing | Niven Busch | Story |
| Writing | Sonya Levien | Screenplay |
| Directing | Robert D. Webb | Assistant Director |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Barbara McLean | Editor |
| Art | Rudolph Sternad | Art Direction |
| Art | William S. Darling | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Royer | Costume Design |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
| Camera | J. Peverell Marley | Director of Photography |
| Production | Kenneth Macgowan | Associate Producer |
| Production | Booth McCracken | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Louis Silvers | Music Director |
| Sound | Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
| Sound | Eugene Grossman | Sound |
| Crew | Yakima Canutt | Stunts |
| Sound | Edmund H. Hansen | Sound Engineer |
