Chicago Calling (1951)
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Alcoholic Bill Cannon's (Dan Duryea) past sins catch up with him in Chicago Calling. Cannon's daughter Nancy (Melinda Plowman) is seriously injured in an accident while out of town, and his wife Mary (Mary Anderson) has promised to call him back as soon as she learns the result of Nancy's operation. Unfortunately, Cannon's phone service is cut off for nonpayment, forcing him to go begging for the $50 necessary to square his phone bill. Only through the kindness of waitress Peggy (Marsha Jones) and telephone engineer Jim (Ross Elliot) is Cannon able to make the crucial call to his wife. Alas, the operation has proved unsuccessful. Will the impact of this tragedy push Cannon over the brink, or will it inspire him to seek out a new lease on life? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Dan Duryea - Bill Cannon
- Gordon Geberl - Bobby Kimball
- Ross Elliott - Jim
- Melinda Plowman - Nancy Cannon
- Charles Flynn - 2nd Detective
- Jean Harvey - Christine
- Billy Lechner - Finance Clerk
- Norman Field - Railroad Switchman
- Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton - Lt. Ryan
- Mary Anderson - Mary Cannon
- Judy Brubaker - Babs Kimball
- Marsha Jones - Peggy
- Carl Vernell - 1st Detective
- Roy Engel - Pete
- Dick Curtis - Foreman
- Roy E. Glenn, Jr. - Shoe Shine Boy
- Lorin Raker - Mr. Cook
- Gene Roth - Bank Guard
- Director(s):
- John Reinhardt
- Writer(s):
- Peter Berneis, John Reinhardt
- Producer(s):
- Peter Berneis
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