Don Chicago

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

External links

1945 films

Films directed by Maclean Rogers

1945 comedy films

British crime comedy films

British black-and-white films

Films set in London

Films set in Hampshire

Films scored by Percival Mackey

1940s British films