Chicago Syndicate (1955)

Director:

Fred F. Sears

Writers:

Joseph Hoffman, William Sackheim (story)

Stars:

Dennis O'Keefe, Abbe Lane, Paul Stewart

Cast

Credited cast:
Dennis O'Keefe	...	Barry Amsterdam
Abbe Lane	...	Connie Peters
Paul Stewart	...	Arnold 'Arnie' Valent
Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	...	Orchestra
Allison Hayes	...	Joyce Kern, alias Sue Morton
Richard H. Cutting	...	David Healey / Narrator
Chris Alcaide	...	Nate - a Thug
William Challee	...	Dolan - a Thug
John Zaremba	...	Det. Lt. Robert Fenton
George Brand	...	Jack Roper
Hugh Sanders	...	Pat Winters
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Xavier Cugat	...	Benny Chico

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

gangster | mother

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Taglines:

TOO HOT TO HANDLE! (original ad - all caps)

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

July 1955 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die große Masche

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References On the Waterfront (1954)

User Reviews

Standard crime drama with a good performance by Paul Stewart.

Dennis O'Keefe plays Barry Amersterdam, an accountant hired by authorities to infiltrate the syndicate in order the get the goods on the top man Arnie Valent. He works his way in and soon rises to become the mobs top accountant. Along the way he is distracted by Joyce Kern (Allison Hayes) a women out to avenge the mob murder of her father. CHICAGO SYNDICATE is a standard "B" crime thriller of the period. It is one of many films made in the fifties purporting to expose the sin, crime, corruption and vice of some major American city. Dennis O'Keefe gives his usual breezy performance. Allison Hayes is sexy. The best performance is Paul Stewart as mob boss Arnie Valent. Stewart was always at his best when he played slimy crooks, and he is quite convincing here as the nasty mob boss who loves his mother and likes to beat women.