Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990)
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32% of users liked it
(516 ratings)
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
- Directed By
- Bernard Rose
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- Jul 27, 1990 Wide
- 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
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Emily Lloyd
as Betty Jones
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Kiefer Sutherland
as Karl Hulten/"Ricky Allen"
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Patsy Kensit
as Joyce Cook
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Keith Allen
as Lenny Bexley
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Liz Fraser
as Mrs. Evans
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Alexandra Pigg
as Violet
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Ralph Nossek
as Inspector Tansil
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Colin Bruce
as Robert DeMott
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Roger Ashton-Griffiths
as Inspector Tarr
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Harry Fowler
as Morry
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John Junkin
as George Heath
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Niven Boyd
as Reporter
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John Dair
as John
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Janet Dale
as Mrs. Cook
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Karen Gledhill
as 4th Reporter
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Stevenson Hancock
as Doctor
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Gerard Horan
as John Wilkins
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Richard Ireson
as 1st Reporter
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John Lahr
as Radio Commentator
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Hugh Millais
as US Colonel
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Angela Morant
as Customer
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Gary Parker
as 3rd Reporter
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Malcolm Terris
as 2nd Reporter
- Leo Davis
- John Lyons
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Harry Jones
as Taxi Driver
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John Surman
as Mr. Cook
