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Les nuits de Chicago

Original title: Underworld
  • 1927
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 20m
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7.5/10
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Evelyn Brent and Clive Brook in Les nuits de Chicago (1927)
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir

Boisterous gangster kingpin Bull Weed rehabilitates his former lawyer from his alcoholic haze, but complications arise when he falls for Weed's girlfriend.Boisterous gangster kingpin Bull Weed rehabilitates his former lawyer from his alcoholic haze, but complications arise when he falls for Weed's girlfriend.Boisterous gangster kingpin Bull Weed rehabilitates his former lawyer from his alcoholic haze, but complications arise when he falls for Weed's girlfriend.

  • Directors
    • Josef von Sternberg
    • Arthur Rosson
  • Writers
    • Charles Furthman
    • Howard Hawks
    • Ben Hecht
  • Stars
    • George Bancroft
    • Clive Brook
    • Evelyn Brent
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    3.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Josef von Sternberg
      • Arthur Rosson
    • Writers
      • Charles Furthman
      • Howard Hawks
      • Ben Hecht
    • Stars
      • George Bancroft
      • Clive Brook
      • Evelyn Brent
    • 40User reviews
    • 61Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 1 win total

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    George Bancroft
    George Bancroft
    • 'Bull' Weed
    Clive Brook
    Clive Brook
    • Rolls Royce Wensel
    Evelyn Brent
    Evelyn Brent
    • 'Feathers' McCoy
    Fred Kohler
    Fred Kohler
    • 'Buck' Mulligan
    Helen Lynch
    Helen Lynch
    • Meg, Mulligan's Girl
    Larry Semon
    Larry Semon
    • 'Slippy' Lewis
    Jerry Mandy
    • Paloma
    Alfred Allen
    Alfred Allen
    • Judge
    • (uncredited)
    Shep Houghton
    • Street Kid
    • (uncredited)
    Andy MacLennan
    • One of Laughing Faces at the Ball
    • (uncredited)
    Ida May
    Ida May
    • Laughing Woman at the Ball
    • (uncredited)
    Karl Morse
    • 'High Collar' Sam
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Reeves
    Bob Reeves
    • Detective at Railroad Station
    • (uncredited)
    Julian Rivero
    Julian Rivero
    • One of Buck's Henchmen
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Josef von Sternberg
      • Arthur Rosson(fired, replaced by J. Von Sternberg) (uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Charles Furthman
      • Howard Hawks(uncredited)
      • Ben Hecht
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    • Trivia
      The film was predicted to be a flop, was shelved by Paramount and eventually released in only one theater in New York. Screenwriter Ben Hecht demanded that his name was taken off the credits. As a result of strong word-of-mouth the movie became an enormous hit and won Hecht the first of his two Academy Awards.
    • Quotes

      'Bull' Weed: -There was something I had to find out - - and that hour was worth more to me than my whole life.

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      Featured in The House That Shadows Built (1931)

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    A truly great film that stands the test of time.
    The stars are beautifully photographed; the lighting sets the mood, and Ben Hecht's Academy Award winning screenplay all combine to make this the definitive "gangster picture", done before many of the elements became cliches.
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    • Nov 1, 1998

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    • Release date
      • October 29, 1927 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • None
    • Also known as
      • Underworld
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,642,194
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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