Chicago Confidential (1957)

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Chicago Confidential may not have been the best of the late-1950s "expose" films, but it certainly boasted one of the most impressive casts. Based on the factual best-seller by Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer, the film stars Brian Keith as a State Attorney who vows to bring corrupt Chicago union… More Chicago Confidential may not have been the best of the late-1950s "expose" films, but it certainly boasted one of the most impressive casts. Based on the factual best-seller by Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer, the film stars Brian Keith as a State Attorney who vows to bring corrupt Chicago union officials to justice. It turns out that the union crooks are in cahoots with a gambling syndicate, conspiring to frame uncooperative union leader Dick Foran for murder. With the considerable assistance of his coworker-fiancee Beverly Garland, Keith strives to prove Foran's innocence and punish the genuine miscreants. Crucial to the plotline is nightclub comedian Buddy Lewis, cast as an impressionist who helps to frame the troublesome Foran; also in the cast are such crime-flick perennials as Elisha Cook Jr., Paul Langton, Douglas Kennedy, Jack Lambert, John Indrisano, Phyllis Coates, and Thomas B. Henry. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 13 min.
Directed By: Sidney Salkow
Genres: Drama

Critic Reviews

Sean Axmaker, Parallax View
Director Sidney Salkow takes the script through its paces dutifully but unmemorably.
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The fine cast keeps this muddled melodrama suspenseful despite its predictability.

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Cast

            Brian Keith as Jim Fremont

            Beverly Garland as Laura

            Dick Foran as Blane

            Beverly Tyler as Sylvia

            Elisha Cook Jr. as Candymouth

            Paul Langton as Jake Parker

            Douglas Kennedy as Harrison

            Gavin Gordon as Dixon

            Jack Lambert as Smitty

            John Morley as Partos

            Benny Burt as Hallop

            Mark Scott as Evans

            Henry Rowland as Milt

            George Cisar as Tomkins

            John Indrisano as Heavy

            John Pelletti as Fingerprint Man

            Joe McGuinn as Dispatcher

            Asa Maynor as Betty

            Sharon Lee as Chorus Girl

            Phyllis Coates as Helen

            Nancy Marlowe as "B" girl

            Harlan Warde as Traynor

            John Hamilton as Morgan

            Jack Kenney as Martin

            Joey Ray as Customer

            Ralph Volkie as Mitch

            Jack Carr as Waiter

            Carl Princi as Narrator

            Helen Jay as "B" Girl

            Charles Meredith as Charing

            Keith Byron as TV Announcer

            Jim Bannon as Pilot

            Myron Cook as Fingerprint Man

            Dennis Moore as Jury Foreman

            Thomas Brown Henry as Judge

            Frank Marlowe as Patron

            Linda Brent as "B" girl

            Buddy Lewis as Jordan

            Jean Dean as Marion

            Anthony George as Duncan
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