The Innocents of Chicago

Mar 20, 1932

1h 3m

★ 0.0

Overview

Naïve young Englishman, Silas P. Binns inherits a substantial business in Chicago. Unaware of the city's reputation for rampant organized crime during the Prohibition era, Silas arrives in America with idealistic expectations. Upon his arrival, he finds himself inadvertently caught in the middle of a fierce and dangerous turf war between rival gangster factions. The humor of the film stems from Silas's "innocent" and oblivious nature as he navigates the violent underworld of Chicago, often mistaking life-threatening situations for ordinary business or social interactions.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

British International Pictures

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Cast

Percy Lloyd

Henry Kendall

Lil

Margot Grahame

Peg Guinan

Binnie Barnes

Tony Costello

Bernard Nedell

Spike Guinan

Ben Welden

Gangster

Wallace Lupino

Smiler

Charles Farrell

Gangster

Cyril Smith

Gangster

Val Guest

Dorothy Fane

Betty Woods

Betty Norton

Gangster

Ernest Sefton

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