CrimeDrama

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.

Release Date : 1955-07-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Clover ProductionsColumbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Barry Amsterdam

Original Name : Dennis O'Keefe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Connie Peters

Original Name : Abbe Lane

Gender : Female

Character Name : Arnold 'Arnie' Valent

Original Name : Paul Stewart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joyce Kern, alias Sue Morton

Original Name : Allison Hayes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Benny Chico

Original Name : Xavier Cugat

Gender : Male

Character Name : David Healey

Original Name : Richard H. Cutting

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nate

Original Name : Chris Alcaide

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dolan

Original Name : William Challee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mother Valent (Uncredited)

Original Name : Carroll McComas

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pat Winters

Original Name : Hugh Sanders

Gender : Male

Character Name : Robert Fenton

Original Name : John Zaremba

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jack Roper

Original Name : George Brand

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cleo Allen (Uncredited)

Original Name : Hortense Petra

Gender : Female

Character Name : Al Capone (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)

Original Name : Al Capone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gambler (Uncredited)

Original Name : Steve Carruthers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

Original Name : Franklyn Farnum

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gambler (Uncredited)

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tony (Uncredited)

Original Name : Gil Frye

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest (Uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Haines

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hugo (Uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Horvath

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crowd Member at Murder Scene (Uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Kenney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henderson (Uncredited)

Original Name : Tyler McVey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Markey (Uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph Mell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fight Spectator (Uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Miller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Street Passerby / Party Guest (Uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Ploski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nightclub Patron / Party Guest (Uncredited)

Original Name : Cosmo Sardo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter on Murder Scene (Uncredited)

Original Name : Carl Sklover

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Stevens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brad Lacy (Uncredited)

Original Name : Mark Hanna

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-03-21

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.