Gangs of Chicago (1940)
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In this crime drama, a young man becomes a criminal lawyer after witnessing the police shooting of his father, a thief. Most of his clients are criminals and he soon finds himself involved with a mob boss. Together they build a new crime syndicate. Unfortunately, the attorney's partner is secretly an FBI spy. When the agent is shot, his partner, the lawyer saves his life. He then reconsiders his life and rats on his gangster client to the cops. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lloyd Nolan, Barton MacLane, (more)
- Director(s):
- Arthur Lubin
Synopsis of Gangs of Chicago
In this crime drama, a young man becomes a criminal lawyer after witnessing the police shooting of his father, a thief. Most of his clients are criminals and he soon finds himself involved with a mob boss. Together they build a new crime syndicate. Unfortunately, the attorney's partner is secretly an FBI spy. When the agent is shot, his partner, the lawyer saves his life. He then reconsiders his life and rats on his gangster client to the cops. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of Gangs of Chicago
- Lloyd Nolan - Matty Burns
- Lola Lane - June
- Astrid Allwyn - Virginia
- Leona Roberts - Mrs. Whitaker
- Addison Richards - Blake
- Dwight Frye - Pinky
- Horace McMahon - Cry-Baby
- Barton MacLane - Ramsey
- Ray Middleton - Bill Whitaker
- Howard Hickman - Judge
- Charles Halton - Bromo
- John Harmon - Rabbit
- Alan Ladd
- Director(s):
- Arthur Lubin
- Writer(s):
- Karl Brown
- Producer(s):
- Robert North
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