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The Earl of Chicago is a 1940 American drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Robert Montgomery, Edward Arnold, Reginald Owen and Edmund Gwenn. Made during 1939 and released in January 1940, it was the first MGM film of the 1940s.
The Earl of Chicago: Directed by Richard Thorpe, Victor Saville. With Robert Montgomery, Edward Arnold, Reginald Owen, Edmund Gwenn. Silky has always moved booze. During prohibition, he smuggled it from Canada, but now that it is legal, he produces his own brand.
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- Action, Comedy, Crime
- Richard Thorpe, Victor Saville
- 1940-01-05
The Earl of Chicago. Silky (Robert Montgomery) makes a living by bootlegging in Chicago during prohibition. After the alcohol ban is lifted, he decides to go legitimate and start his own liquor...
- Comedy, Drama
- Richard Thorpe, Victor Saville
The Earl of Chicago. Summaries. Silky has always moved booze. During prohibition, he smuggled it from Canada, but now that it is legal, he produces his own brand. Seven years before, he sent Doc to prison because Doc was an honest man. Now that he is getting out, Silky wants an honest man as his general manager.
In 1760, Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, in a fit of either madness or anger, shot and killed his steward, a Mr. Johnson. Ferrers was tried for this at Westminster, and tried to introduce evidence of his family's eccentric behavior.
Overview. A behind the times Chicago bootlegger goes to England with his lawyer to claim his estate as the Earl of Gorley. Richard Thorpe. Director. Victor Saville. Director. Lesser Samuels. Screenplay. Charles de Grandcourt.
The Earl of Chicago (1940) starring Robert Montgomery, Edward Arnold, Reginald Owen and directed by Victor Saville.
