Characters & Themes
Chicago Calling (1951) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1951 · 75 mins · English
- Directed by
- John Reinhardt
- Starring
- Gordon Gebert, Roy Engel, Mary Anderson, Jean Harvey, Ross Elliott, Dan Duryea
Bill Cannon (Dan Duryea) wrecked by alcoholism loses his job, family and self‑respect. When his daughter is injured in a crash near Chicago, he’s $53 short of keeping his phone line to hear his wife’s news. He roams Los Angeles, meeting cruelty and unexpected kindness while scrambling for cash, turning the race‑against‑time plot into a stark portrait of a shattered man in an unglamorous L.A. setting.
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