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The Widow from Chicago (1930)

WIDOW STEALS GANGSTERS LOVE

Genre : Crime, Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 4M

Director : Edward F. Cline
Writer : Earl Baldwin

Synopsis

A woman infiltrates a criminal mob to avenge her brother's death.

Actors

Alice White
Alice White
Polly Henderson, aka Polly Dorgan
Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson
Dominic
Neil Hamilton
Neil Hamilton
Georgie 'Swifty' Dorgan
Frank McHugh
Frank McHugh
Slug O'Donnell
Lee Shumway
Lee Shumway
Johnston (Credits) / Chris Johnson
Brooks Benedict
Brooks Benedict
Mr. Mullins, Floor Manager
E.H. Calvert
E.H. Calvert
Police Captain R.L. Davis
Betty Francisco
Betty Francisco
Helen
Harold Goodwin
Harold Goodwin
James 'Jimmy' Henderson
Ernie Alexander
Ernie Alexander
Newsboy (uncredited)
Allan Cavan
Allan Cavan
Police Sergeant Jerry Dunn (uncredited)
Anne Cornwall
Anne Cornwall
Mazie (uncredited)
Mike Donlin
Mike Donlin
Dominic's Lookout at the Crystal Palace (uncredited)
John Elliott
John Elliott
Detective T. Finnegan (uncredited)
Mary Foy
Mary Foy
Gossiping Irish Neighbor (uncredited)
Al Hill
Al Hill
Johnson's Henchman (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Robert Homans
Patrolman (uncredited)
Dorothy Mathews
Dorothy Mathews
Cora (uncredited)
Caroline Rankin
Caroline Rankin
Gossiping Neighbor (uncredited)

Crews

Edward F. Cline
Edward F. Cline
Director
Sol Polito
Sol Polito
Director of Photography
Edward Schroeder
Edward Schroeder
Editor
Anton Grot
Anton Grot
Art Direction
Clifford A. Ruberg
Clifford A. Ruberg
Sound
Earl Baldwin
Earl Baldwin
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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