The Widow from Chicago

1930
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1h 4min

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Edward G. Robinson, Neil Hamilton, and Alice White in The Widow from Chicago (1930)

El capo Dominic trae a Swifty Dorgan al este para un trabajo. Cuando Swifty aparentemente muere, el detective Henderson se hace pasar por él para infiltrarse en la mafia.El capo Dominic trae a Swifty Dorgan al este para un trabajo. Cuando Swifty aparentemente muere, el detective Henderson se hace pasar por él para infiltrarse en la mafia.El capo Dominic trae a Swifty Dorgan al este para un trabajo. Cuando Swifty aparentemente muere, el detective Henderson se hace pasar por él para infiltrarse en la mafia.

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Alice White

Polly Henderson

Edward G. Robinson

Dominic

Neil Hamilton

'Swifty' Dorgan

Frank McHugh

Slug O'Donnell

Lee Shumway

Chris Johnson

Brooks Benedict

Mullins

E.H. Calvert

Police Captain R.L. Davis

Betty Francisco

Helen

Harold Goodwin

Jimmy Henderson

Ernie Alexander

Newsboy
(sin créditos)

Allan Cavan

Police Sergeant Jerry Dunn
(sin créditos)

Anne Cornwall

Mazie
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Mike Donlin

Dominic's Lookout at the Crystal Palace
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John Elliott

Detective T. Finnegan
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Mary Foy

Gossiping Irish Neighbor
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Al Hill

Johnson's Henchman
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Robert Homans

Patrolman Foster
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Dorothy Mathews

Cora
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Trivia
The swastikas on Dorgan's satchel were a traditional Native American sign of "Good Luck", and are not to be confused with their later, better known use as an emblem of the Nazi Party.

Errores
In the Police Report regarding the murder of Detective Henderson; for the entry "By whom found (Name)" the word patrolman is misspelled. It reads "PATROLAM FOSTER" when it should read "PATROLMAN FOSTER".

Citas
Slug: What would you take for a little dance?
Polly: With you? I'd take arsenic!
Slug: Smart little cracker, ain't ya?

Conexiones
Referenced in Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008)

Bandas sonoras
Sweet Georgia Brown
(1925) (uncredited)
Music by Maceo Pinkard and Ben Bernie
Played as dance music at the Crystal Dance Palace

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Alice White Can't Act

"The Widow From Chicago" (1930), stars Alice White as Polly and Neil Hamilton (Commissioner Gordon in the "Batman" series). It was originally filmed as a musical, but the public pre-"42nd Street" was tiring of musicals, so all of the numbers were cut. The script is uninteresting, and Dominic is taken down by a really stupid ploy; I won't spoil it. Its main interest is that it is a precursor to the classic gangster films soon to come.

Polly's brother impersonates gangster Swifty Dorgan and gets killed for his trouble. To get revenge on the gangster, Edward G. Robinson as Dominic, pre-"Little Caesar"who ordered the hit, Alice poses as the widow Dorgan to get in good with Robinson and eventually turn him over to the police. But then the real Swifty shows up! For some reason he agrees to continue the pose!

The best part by far is the climax, well staged and well shot by director Eddie Cline. Robinson acts everyone off the screen, even in such a rote part. Hamilton is okay. But Alice White? She is awful. And I mean awful. This vehicle was supposed to make her a star but her career went down the tubes. The New York Times praised Robinson and panned White.