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Chicago Syndicate
Smashing the nation's worst crime ring!
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.
- Original title
- Chicago Syndicate
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
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- Revenue
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CinemaSerf
Mar 21, 2024 · via TMDB
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.
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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
Al Capone
Al Capone (archive footage) (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
Gambler (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Gambler (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)
Cosmo Sardo
Nightclub Patron / Party Guest (uncredited)
Carl Sklover
Reporter on Murder Scene (uncredited)
Fred F. Sears
Director
Viola Lawrence
Editor
Sam Katzman
Producer
George Duning
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