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Don Chicago
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Wikipedia article
'Don Chicago' is a 1945 British crime comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Jackie Hunter, Joyce Heron and Claud Allister. It is based on the novel by C. E. Bechhofer Roberts.
Plot
An aspiring but timid gangster is forced to leave the United States after crossing the wrong people, but upon arriving in Britain he is treated as a dangerous criminal.
Don Chicago steals the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London whilst on a day-trip. He infiltrates the BBC to make various announcements.
Cast
* Jackie Hunter as Don Chicago
* Eddie Gray as Police Constable Gray
* Joyce Heron as Kitty Mannering
* Claud Allister as Lord Piccadilly
* Amy Veness as Bowie Knife Bella
* Wylie Watson as Peabody
* Don Stannard as Ken Cressing
* Charles Farrell as Don Dooley
* Finlay Currie as Bugs Mulligan
* Cyril Smith as Flash Kelly
* Ellen Pollock as Lady Vanessa
* Moira Lister as Telephone Operator
* Wally Patch as Sergeant
References
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