The Chicago Kid (1945)

10.0/10 • 68 min • Drama Crime

Overview

The story of Joe Ferrill, whose efforts to raise enough money so that his imprisoned father can live comfortably upon release come to naught when the elder Ferrill dies behind bars. Vowing revenge on Society, Joe aligns himself with a bunch of gangsters. He intends to use his mob connections to get even with auditor John Mitchell, the man whose testimony sent Joe's dad to the Big House. But Joe hasn't counted on falling in love with Mitchell's pretty daughter Chris.

Cast

Don 'Red' Barry

Joe Ferrill

Otto Kruger

John Mitchell

Tom Powers

Mike Thurber

Lynne Roberts

Chris Mitchell

Henry H. Daniels Jr.

Bill Mitchell

Chick Chandler

Squeak

Joseph Crehan

Chief Rogers

Jay Novello

Pinky

Paul Harvey

Carter

Addison Richards

The Warden

Kenne Duncan

Al

Gladden James

Wright (uncredited)

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