Chicago Syndicate
Smashing the nation's worst crime ring!
1955 | 83m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Fred F. Sears |
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| Writer: | Joseph Hoffman, William Sackheim |
| Staring: |
| An ex-military accountant is recruited by the FBI to infiltrate the mob in Chicago in an attempt to break open the rackets. To complicate his job, two women stand in his way, each with their own agenda. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 01, 1955 |
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| Director: | Fred F. Sears |
| Writer: | Joseph Hoffman, William Sackheim |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | chicago, illinois, gangster, film noir |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Clover Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dennis O'Keefe | Barry Amsterdam |
| Abbe Lane | Connie Peters |
| Paul Stewart | Arnold 'Arnie' Valent |
| Allison Hayes | Joyce Kern, alias Sue Morton |
| Xavier Cugat | Benny Chico |
| Richard H. Cutting | David Healey |
| Chris Alcaide | Nate |
| William Challee | Dolan |
| Carroll McComas | Mother Valent (Uncredited) |
| Hugh Sanders | Pat Winters |
| John Zaremba | Robert Fenton |
| George Brand | Jack Roper |
| Hortense Petra | Cleo Allen (Uncredited) |
| Al Capone | Al Capone (Archive Footage) (Uncredited) |
| Steve Carruthers | Gambler (Uncredited) |
| Franklyn Farnum | Nightclub Patron (Uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Gambler (Uncredited) |
| Gil Frye | Tony (Uncredited) |
| Robert Haines | Party Guest (Uncredited) |
| Charles Horvath | Hugo (Uncredited) |
| Jack Kenney | Crowd Member at Murder Scene (Uncredited) |
| Tyler McVey | Henderson (Uncredited) |
| Joseph Mell | Markey (Uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Fight Spectator (Uncredited) |
| Joe Ploski | Street Passerby / Party Guest (Uncredited) |
| Cosmo Sardo | Nightclub Patron / Party Guest (Uncredited) |
| Carl Sklover | Reporter on Murder Scene (Uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Nightclub Patron (Uncredited) |
| Mark Hanna | Brad Lacy (Uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Fred F. Sears | Director |
| Viola Lawrence | Editor |
| George Duning | Original Music Composer |
| Ross DiMaggio | Conductor |
| Joseph Hoffman | Screenplay |
| William Sackheim | Story |
| Marlin Skiles | Original Music Composer |
| Arthur Morton | Original Music Composer |
| Jack Erickson | Special Effects |
| J.S. Westmoreland | Sound |
| Leonard Katzman | Assistant Director |
| Leon Chooluck | Unit Manager |
| Sidney Clifford | Set Decoration |
| Paul Palmentola | Art Direction |
| Fred Jackman Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Henry Freulich | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sam Katzman | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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I never really rated Dennis O'Keefe and though he's in one of his better roles here, he's still pretty wooden. He is "Barry" who was an army number-cruncher who has now been drafted into an investigation by the FBI into organised crime in Chicago. The mobsters in that city are shrewd and brutal, so ... this task was always going to be perilous at the best of times, much more so when he encounters the complex "Connie" (Abbe Lane). She is the nightclub singing girlfriend, and frequent punchbag, of the kingpin "Arnie" (Paul Stewart) and she is also being pursued by their band-leader (Xavier Cugat). Also muddying the waters is the aggrieved "Sue" (Allison Hayes) who has a mean streak a mile wide when it comes to her search for retribution. What now ensues is all rather predictable, but it is augmented by a strong effort from Hayes and an effectively menacing one from Stewart. The direction and writing give them enough to keep it moving along and it has to be said - Abbe Lane can hold a tune and dance the mambo. It's quite watchable Saturday afternoon fayre, but I doubt you will remember it for long afterwards.