In Old Chicago (1937)

Directed by

Robert D. Webb, Henry King

Genre

drama film, action film, musical film, disaster film, historical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 49 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This musical drama looks at the O'Leary family before and during the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The story follows the two O'Leary sons as they take different paths in life while their mother deals with the infamous cow that started the disaster.

dramaticfast-pacedsentimentalspectacularmusicalhistoricallightheartedaction-packed

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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