Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990)

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Director Bernard Rose and screenwriter David Yallop were inspired by the real-life Hulten/Jones murder case of 1944, famously known as The Cleft Chin Murder Case, after a London cabbie was found murdered. It was a sensation in England, where American soldier Karl Hulten and British showgirl… More Director Bernard Rose and screenwriter David Yallop were inspired by the real-life Hulten/Jones murder case of 1944, famously known as The Cleft Chin Murder Case, after a London cabbie was found murdered. It was a sensation in England, where American soldier Karl Hulten and British showgirl Elizabeth Maud Jones became household names -- even beating out news of the war. In the film, Karl Hulten (Kiefer Sutherland), is an American GI who is stalking the black market of London after stealing an army truck and going AWOL. There he meets up with Betty Jones (Emily Lloyd), a stripper with a deluded fantasy world view formed by watching a steady stream of Hollywood film noir and gangster pictures. Seeing Karl, who claims he is Chicago Joe doing advance work in London for encroaching Chicago gangsters, Betty takes the opportunity to set her fantasies to life as she connives Karl into a crime spree of petty crimes. With luck on their side, the spree keeps escalating, until Betty urges Karl to commit the ultimate crime -- murder. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 2 hr.
Directed By: Bernard Rose
Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Drama

In Theaters: Jul 27, 1990 Wide
On DVD: Oct 21, 2003
Studio: Live Home Video

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Douglas Pratt, DVDLaser
the film is too artistic for its own good while claiming to recreate events and characters faithfully. Once the premise is established, however, the narrative achieves the "true crime" tone it is reaching for and the film becomes much more satisfying, esp

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Cast

            Emily Lloyd as Betty Jones

            Kiefer Sutherland as Karl Hulten/"Ricky Allen"

            Patsy Kensit as Joyce Cook

            Keith Allen as Lenny Bexley

            Liz Fraser as Mrs. Evans

            Alexandra Pigg as Violet

            Ralph Nossek as Inspector Tansil

            Colin Bruce as Robert DeMott

            Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Inspector Tarr

            Harry Fowler as Morry

            John Junkin as George Heath

            Niven Boyd as Reporter

            John Dair as John

            Janet Dale as Mrs. Cook

            Karen Gledhill as 4th Reporter

            Stevenson Hancock as Doctor

            Gerard Horan as John Wilkins

            Richard Ireson as 1st Reporter

            John Lahr as Radio Commentator

            Hugh Millais as US Colonel

            Angela Morant as Customer

            Gary Parker as 3rd Reporter

            Malcolm Terris as 2nd Reporter

            Leo Davis
            
            John Lyons
            
            Harry Jones as Taxi Driver

            John Surman as Mr. Cook
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