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The Earl of Chicago is a american film of genre Drama directed by Victor Saville released in USA on 5 january 1940 with Robert Montgomery
The Earl of Chicago (1940)
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Add to a movie listThe Earl of Chicago is a 1940 American drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Robert Montgomery, Edward Arnold, Reginald Owen and Edmund Gwenn.
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To remedy the ill doings of his past, Robert "Silky" Kilmount, ex-Chicago bootlegger who has opened up his own legal distillery, hires Quentin "Doc" Ramsey as manager of his company. Seven years ago, Silky got Doc sent to prison after framing him for a crime he didn't commit.Actors
Robert Montgomery
(Robert Kilmount)
Edward Arnold
(Quentin 'Doc' Ramsey)
Reginald Owen
(Gervase Gonwell)
Edmund Gwenn
(Munsey, the Butler)
E. E. Clive
(Mr. Redwood)
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