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A 1938 American musical drama film about the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and the O'Leary family. The film stars Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche and Alice Brady, and was one of the most expensive movies ever made.
In Old Chicago: Directed by Henry King. With Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Alice Brady. The O'Leary brothers--honest Jack and roguish Dion--become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.
- (2.7K)
- Action, Drama, Musical
- Henry King
- 1938-04-15
Tyrone Power and Don Ameche star in this acclaimed film about greed, corruption and politics in late 1800s Chicago. While Jack O'Leary (Ameche) is elected ma...
In 1854, the patriarch Patrick O'Leary of the O'Leary family dies in an accident nearby Chicago while traveling on the midwes...
- 111 min
- 245.7K
- Kenneth Howard Smith
Before he dies he tells his sons Jack, Dion and Bob to build and grow with Chicago, which he predicts will one day be the hub of the country. In the city, Patrick's wife Molly opens a successful French laundry. In 1867, her cow Daisy kicks Bob into an embrace with Gretchen, a servant girl, and they soon marry.
- Henry King
- Tyrone Power
Tyrone Power and Don Ameche star in this acclaimed film about greed, corruption and politics in late 1800s Chicago. While Jack O’Leary (Ameche) is elected mayor, his brother Dion (Power) chooses a life as a saloon owner, and the two clash bitterly over the city’s future.
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A film about the O'Leary brothers, who become rivals in Chicago before the Great Fire. Learn about their love, business, and political adventures in this synopsis from IMDb.
