In Old Chicago

In Old Chicago

About

A lavish period piece set around the Chicago fire of 1871. Brady is Mrs O'Leary, mother of two rival brothers, the good-hearted rogue Dion (Power), and the good-hearted lawyer Jack (Ameche), who are off having romantic adventures in the Windy City while a cow owned by their mother starts the fire. Recreation of the event caused the film to be one of the most expensive of its time, and the film won an Oscar for its effects (Brady bagged a Best Supporting Actress one, too).

Cast & Connections

Actor: Brian Donlevy, Andy Devine, Alice Brady, Alice Faye, Tyrone Power, Don Ameche
Director: Henry King
Writer: Sonja Levien, Lamar Trotti
Producer: Darryl F Zanuck
Photographer: J Peverell Marley

In a nutshell

Nothing extraordinary in retrospect, but it is genial enough.

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