Movie Description
Chicago Calling
(1951)Overview
Bill Cannon (Dan Duryea) loses everything to alcohol: his job, his family, his self-respect. Soon after his wife and daughter leave him, he receives word his little girl has been injured in a car accident outside Chicago. His wife will call later with news, but Bill’s short the $53 he needs to keep his phone from being disconnected. Filled with anguish, he heads out onto the Los Angeles streets to find some way to come up with the cash. As his character encounters expected cruelty and unexpected kindness, Duryea takes what might have been mere melodrama and turns it into a perceptive examination of one shattered soul. The other fine star of this race-against-the-clock programmer is an unglamorous, lunch-bucket L.A. rarely captured on film.
Featured Crew
- Director : John Reinhardt
- Producer : Peter Berneis
- Writer : John Reinhardt,Peter Berneis
- Editor : Arthur H. Nadel
- Cast : Dan Duryea,Mary Anderson,Gordon Gebert,Ross Elliott,Melinda Casey,Judy Brubaker,Marcia Mae Jones,Marsha Jones,Roy Engel,Jean Harvey,Steve Pendleton,Gene Roth
Cast
Bill Cannon
Mary Cannon
Bobby
Jim
Nancy Cannon
Babs Kimball
Peggy (as Marsha Jones)
Peggy
Pete
Christine
Police Lt. Ryan
Guard
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Facts
Original TitleChicago Calling
Status Released
Release Information
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1951-12-31
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 15m
Production CompaniesArrowhead Pictures
Genres
- Drama
- Thriller
