Film

The Innocents of Chicago

1932 · 1h 3m · Comedy

Naïve young Englishman, Silas P. Binns inherits a substantial business in Chicago. Unaware of the city's reputation for rampant organized crime during the Prohibition era, Silas arrives in America with idealistic expectations. Upon his arrival, he finds himself inadvertently caught in the middle of a fierce and dangerous turf war between rival gangster factions. The humor of the film stems from Silas's "innocent" and oblivious nature as he navigates the violent underworld of Chicago, often mistaking life-threatening situations for ordinary business or social interactions.

Henry Kendall

Percy Lloyd

Margot Grahame

Lil

Binnie Barnes

Peg Guinan

Bernard Nedell

Tony Costello

Ben Welden

Spike Guinan

Wallace Lupino

Gangster

Charles Farrell

Smiler

Cyril Smith

Gangster

Val Guest

Gangster

Dorothy Fane

Betty Norton

Betty Woods

Ernest Sefton

Gangster

Peter Bernard

Gangster

• Lupino LaneProducer · Director
• Leslie ArlissWriter
• Ernest PalmerDirector of Photography
• Leslie NormanEditor

Release date

March 20, 1932

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 3m

Genres

Comedy

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