Chicago Syndicate

1955 · 83 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 433 VOTES · DIR. Fred F. Sears

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Overview

An ex-military accountant is recruited by the FBI to infiltrate the mob in Chicago in an attempt to break open the rackets. To complicate his job, two women stand in his way, each with their own agenda.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,405 lines

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00:01:02 DAVID: "Chicago."
00:05:17 Right. He told me he discovered it was just a legitimate front
00:08:00 Now living here in Chicago,
00:11:13 ♪ One at a time, one at a time
00:15:44 I'll have to have this okayed, Miss Morton.
00:19:34 I don't as a rule, but I thought you boys might enjoy it
00:22:20 So he doesn't talk. So I know nothing about it.
00:26:01 Barry knew it was going to be tough to shake that shadow,
00:30:02 That claim looked pretty solid to me. How did you manage it?
00:32:57 Valent's got a tab on what we're doing,
00:35:53 Barry now learned how the syndicate worked.
00:38:55 - What did you say his name was? - I didn't.
00:41:54 because I can do some pushing myself...
00:45:27 All I know is what I read in the papers.
00:48:10 None of those companies are registered in his name.
00:50:40 only this time for blood.
00:55:01 I want you to meet a friend of mine, Barry Amsterdam.
00:59:21 I wanna talk to these boys out here.
01:02:06 Several hundred pages, for which we charge two cents a page.
01:05:18 It's our only chance.
01:08:40 ♪ Cuban mambo, ai-ai-ai-ai
01:12:28 Get in the car.
01:15:44 CHICO: 131 Cleveland Street.
01:24:11 as well as yours.

Cast & Characters

Dennis O'Keefe Barry Amsterdam Abbe Lane Connie Peters Paul Stewart Arnold 'Arnie' Valent Allison Hayes Joyce Kern, Alias Sue Morton Xavier Cugat Benny Chico Richard H. Cutting David Healey Chris Alcaide Nate William Challee Dolan
Carroll McComas Mother Valent (uncredited)
Hugh Sanders Pat Winters John Zaremba Robert Fenton
George Brand Jack Roper
Hortense Petra Cleo Allen (uncredited)
Al Capone Al Capone (archive footage) (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers Gambler (uncredited) Franklyn Farnum Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Bess Flowers Gambler (uncredited)
Gil Frye Tony (uncredited)
Robert Haines Party Guest (uncredited)
Charles Horvath Hugo (uncredited)
Jack Kenney Crowd Member at Murder Scene (uncredited)
Tyler McVey Henderson (uncredited) Joseph Mell Markey (uncredited) Harold Miller Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Joe Ploski Street Passerby / Party Guest (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo Nightclub Patron / Party Guest (uncredited)
Carl Sklover Reporter on Murder Scene (uncredited)
Bert Stevens Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Mark Hanna Brad Lacy (uncredited)

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,405
Dialogue density16.9 lines / min
First line00:01:02
Final line01:24:11

Production Record

DirectorFred F. Sears
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes433

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