Chicago Calling
1952 · Movie · 75 min. · United States
Alcoholic Bill Cannon's (Dan Duryea) past sins catch up with him in Chicago Calling. Cannon's daughter Nancy (Melinda Plowman) is seriously injured in an accident while out of town, and his wife Mary (Mary Anderson) has promised to call him back as soon as she learns the result of Nancy's operation. Unfortunately, Cannon's phone service is cut off for nonpayment, forcing him to go begging for the $50 necessary to square his phone bill. Only through the kindness of waitress Peggy (Marsha Jones) and telephone engineer Jim (Ross Elliot) is Cannon able to make the crucial call to his wife. Alas, the operation has proved unsuccessful. Will the impact of this tragedy push Cannon over the brink, or will it inspire him to seek out a new lease on life?
Direction John Reinhardt
Cast Dan Duryea · Mary Anderson · Gordon Gebert · Ross Elliott · Melinda Plowman · Judy Brubaker · Marcia Mae Jones · Roy Engel
Soundtrack Heinz Roemheld
Screenplay John Reinhardt · Peter Berneis
Cinematography Robert De Grasse
Original title Chicago Calling
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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