The Earl of Chicago

Nan
1h 27m
1940
5.6 /10 (5)

Can a Lord of England be a Czar of the underworld?

Overview

A behind the times Chicago bootlegger goes to England with his lawyer to claim his estate as the Earl of Gorley.

Country : United States of America
Genre : Drama
Languages : English
Released Date: 1940-01-05

Top Billed Cast

Robert Montgomery

Robert Kilmount

Edward Arnold

Quentin 'Doc' Ramsey

Reginald Owen

Gervase Gonwell

Edmund Gwenn

Munsey, the Butler

E. E. Clive

Mr. Redwood

Ronald Sinclair

Master Gerald Kilmount

Norma Varden

Maureen Kilmount

Halliwell Hobbes

Lord Chancellor

Ian Wolfe

Reading Clerk (as Ian Wulf)

Peter Godfrey

Judson

Billy Bevan

Castle Guide

Lowden Adams

Floor Waiter (uncredited)

Harry Allen

Mayor (uncredited)

Radford Allen

Boy (uncredited)

George Anderson

Prison Guard (uncredited)

Jimmy Aubrey

Cockney (uncredited)

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