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The Widow from Chicago is a 1930 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring Alice White, Edward G. Robinson, Neil Hamilton, and Frank McHugh.
Planting a newspaper story that Dorgan escaped from the police, Jimmy assumes the gangster's identity and joins Dominic's gang; but he is shot down by the mob. Determined to avenge her brother's death, Polly poses as Swifty Dorgan's widow and gets work in Dominic's nightclub.
- Edward Cline
- Alice White
Sep 13, 2019 · The Widow From Chicago 1930 - Edward G. Robinson, Alice White, Neil Hamilto. Vice lord Dominic has brought Swifty Dorgan east to do a job for him. When Swifty appears to have died falling from a train, detective Henderson impersonates him hoping to get into the mob.
The Widow from Chicago (1930) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Widow from Chicago is Polly Henderson (Alice White) -- only she isn't really a widow and in fact has never been married. It's like this: Polly's police-detective brother Jimmy (Harold Goodwin), hoping to get the goods on the criminal gang run by vice lord Dominic (Edward G. Robinson), impersonates Chicago gangster Swifty Dorgan (Neil ...
The Widow from Chicago: A Windy Warble. “You guys will learn, if you live long enough– women and business don’t mix.” Alice White’s striking looks were an enigma to me for quite a while– how was it that her ascendancy and downfall were so swift in the early 30s?
Earl Baldwin. Screenplay. A woman infiltrates a criminal mob to avenge her brother's death.
