The Earl of Chicago
1940, English. Directed by Richard Thorpe & Victor Saville.
Can a Lord of England be a Czar of the underworld?
A behind the times Chicago bootlegger goes to England with his lawyer to claim his estate as the Earl of Gorley.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Richard ThorpeDirector
- Victor SavilleDirector
- Robert MontgomeryRobert Kilmount
- Edward ArnoldQuentin 'Doc' Ramsey
- Reginald OwenGervase Gonwell
- Edmund GwennMunsey, the Butler
- E. E. CliveMr. Redwood
- Ronald SinclairMaster Gerald Kilmount
- Norma VardenMaureen Kilmount
- Halliwell HobbesLord Chancellor
- Ian WolfeReading Clerk (as Ian Wulf)
- Peter GodfreyJudson
- Billy BevanCastle Guide
- Lowden AdamsFloor Waiter (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 5 January 1940
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Charles de Grandcourt, Gene Fowler, Lesser Samuels
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The Earl of Chicago runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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The Earl of Chicago isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 January 1940. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Earl of Chicago, try The Roaring Twenties, Belly, Let Him Have It.
Who directed The Earl of Chicago?
The Earl of Chicago (1940) was directed by Richard Thorpe and Victor Saville and stars Robert Montgomery, Edward Arnold, Reginald Owen.