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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. It was released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Planned as a full-scale musical, the songs were cut from the film before release due to the public ...
The movie is sort of a strange passing of the torch from one phase of early talking pictures to the next, but for those of us who admire White, The Widow from Chicago is a fun example of her taking her act into unfamiliar territory to play a character with slightly more depth than usual while still exuding her bubbly personality.
The great Edward G. Robinson's initial role for First National Pictures sees him playing a tough-talking gangster, but the film isn't 1931's Little Caesar.Just two months before he made film history as Enrico Bandello, Robinson played an underworld boss named Dominic in director Eddie Cline's The Widow from Chicago (1930).
- Edward Cline
- Alice White
Sep 18, 2023 · Pressbook for the film The Widow from Chicago, directed by Edward F. Cline and distributed by Warner Bros.
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.
Widow from Chicago, The (1930) ** (out of 4) Early gangster film from Warner has Alice White playing Polly Henderson, a woman who sees her brother get gunned down by ...
The Widow from Chicago (1930) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
