In Old Chicago
1938 Directed by Henry King
Synopsis
The O'Leary brothers -- honest Jack and roguish Dion -- become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.
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**Part of the Best Picture Project**
Have you seen Johnny Dangerously? The one with Michael Keaton? Of course you have. Funny film, right? Remember the plotline with his brother, the D.A., going after the mob, and Johnny had to fight for him? Well this film is pretty much that plot, but serious, and it's built around the historic event of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
At the time the film was made, it had the biggest budget ever, with the bill totaling 1.9 million dollars ($285 million today). This is all due to the ambitious special effects, and they are impressive for their age.
However, a year or so before, there was a film called San Francisco, built around…
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**Part of the Best Picture Project**
Have you seen Johnny Dangerously? The one with Michael Keaton? Of course you have. Funny film, right? Remember the plotline with his brother, the D.A., going after the mob, and Johnny had to fight for him? Well this film is pretty much that plot, but serious, and it's built around the historic event of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
At the time the film was made, it had the biggest budget ever, with the bill totaling 1.9 million dollars ($285 million today). This is all due to the ambitious special effects, and they are impressive for their age.
However, a year or so before, there was a film called San Francisco, built around…