The Earl Of Chicago.

Duration: 9 reels

Genre: comedy

Year Published: 1940

Creator: Richard Thorpe

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Cast: Robert Montgomery

Description: 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. Doc has no good intentions when accepting the position, just waiting for an opportunity to take revenge. Doc persuades Silky to go to England and visit his new estate, but he insists that Doc go with him.

Complete Record: THE EARL OF CHICAGO. Loew's Inc., c1940. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 9 reels, sd., b&w. From a story by Charles de Grandcourt and Gene Fowler; adapted from the book by Brock Williams. Credits: Producer, Victor Seville; director, Richard Thorpe; screenplay, Lesser Samuels; music score, Werner R. Heyman; film editor, Frank Sullivan. © Loew's Inc.; 2Jan40; LP9553.

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