The Man from Chicago (1930)

Directed by

Walter Summers

Genre

crime film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 24m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A criminal from Chicago brings his shady dealings to Britain. The story follows his interactions with local characters as events take a dark turn.

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What happens

The Man from Chicago is a 1930 British crime film directed by Walter Summers and starring Bernard Nedell, Dodo Watts, Joyce Kennedy and Austin Trevor. It was written by Walter C. Mycroft and Summers from a play by Reginald Simpson. It was produced at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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