Chicago Calling 72 years old
$53 means life or death to him!
Bill Cannon (Dan Duryea) loses everything to alcohol: his job, his family, his self-respect. Soon after his wife and daughter leave him, he receives word his little girl has been injured in a car accident outside Chicago. His wife will call later with news, but Bill’s short the $53 he needs to keep his phone from being disconnected. Filled with anguish, he heads out onto the Los Angeles streets to find some way to come up with the cash. As his character encounters expected cruelty and unexpected kindness, Duryea takes what might have been mere melodrama and turns it into a perceptive examination of one shattered soul. The other fine star of this race-against-the-clock programmer is an unglamorous, lunch-bucket L.A. rarely captured on film.
Credits
Chicago Calling Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Marcia Mae Jones She was 27, 83 years old when she died | as Peggy (as Marsha Jones) |
| Roy Engel He was 38, 67 years old when he died | as Pete |
| Dan Duryea He was 44, 61 years old when he died | as Bill Cannon |
| Ross Elliott He was 34, 82 years old when he died | as Jim |
| Mary Anderson She was 33, 96 years old when she died | as Mary Cannon |
| Judy Brubaker | as Babs Kimball |
| Gordon Gebert He was 10, now 83 years old | as Bobby |
| Marsha Jones | as Peggy |
Chicago Calling Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Heinz Roemheld as Original Music Composer. He was 50 (83) years old when He died | Sound |
| Robert De Grasse as Director of Photography. He was 51 (70) years old when He died | Camera |
| Peter Berneis as Producer. He was 41 (75) years old when He died | Production |
| Peter Berneis as Writer. He was 41 (75) years old when He died | Writing |
| Arthur H. Nadel as Editor. He was 30 (68) years old when He died | Editing |
| John Reinhardt as Director. He was 31 (33) years old when He died | Directing |
| John Reinhardt as Writer. He was 31 (33) years old when He died | Writing |
Chicago Calling (72 years)
$53 means life or death to him!
- Release day: Monday, December 31, 1951
- Runtime: 75 minutes