The Girl from Chicago (1927 film)
- For the 1932 film directed by Oscar Micheaux, see The Girl from Chicago
| The Girl from Chicago | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Graham Baker (scenario) |
| Based on | short story in Redbook (June 1923), "Button, Button", by Arthur Somers Roche |
| Starring |
Myrna Loy Conrad Nagel |
| Cinematography | Hal Mohr |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release dates | November 19, 1927 |
Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | US |
| Language | Silent |
The Girl from Chicago is a lost[1] 1927 silent film criminal romance drama directed by Ray Enright and starring Myrna Loy and Conrad Nagel. It was produced and distributed by the Warner Bros.. The film later had a Vitaphone soundtrack of sound effects and music added.[2]
The film is one of the earliest starring roles for Loy who at this time, 1927, didn't usually star but was a supporting player. Warners took a chance casting her in a principal part.[3]
Plot
Southern girl Mary Carlton finds out that her brother, Bob Carlton, is going to the electric chair for a crime he says he didn't commit. In order to get her brother exonerated, Mary travels to New York and pretends to be a Chicago gun moll. She wins the love of two gangsters, Handsome Joe and Big Steve Drummond. Joe, it turns out, isn't a gangster at all, but an undercover detective. He attempts to help Mary prove her brother's innocence, and the two of them are caught in a fierce gun battle between the crooks and the cops. They make it through alive (although Drummond gets his due), and Bob is released at the last minute.
Cast
- Conrad Nagel as Handsome Joe
- Myrna Loy as Mary Carlton
- William Russell as Big Steve Drummond
- Carroll Nye as Bob Carlton
- Paul Panzer as Dopey
- Erville Alderson as Colonel Carlton
References
- ↑ "The Girl From Chicago / Ray Enright [motion picture]:Bibliographic Record Description: Performing Arts Encyclopedia, Library of Congress". lcweb2.loc.gov. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ↑ "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Girl from Chicago". afi.com. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ↑ Myrna Loy: The Only Good Girl in Town by Emily W. Leider Retrieved March 22, 2015.
