

Chicago Calling
$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.
TMDB
7.7/10
3 votes
- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
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- Language
- English
- parent child relationship
- film noir
- los angeles, california
- poverty
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)Chicago, Illinois31 Dec 1951
- Theatrical11 Jan 1952
Frequently asked questions
- When was Chicago Calling released?
- Chicago Calling was released on 31 December 1951.
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- What is the rating of Chicago Calling?
- Chicago Calling holds a 7.7/10 audience score from 3 votes.
- Who directed Chicago Calling?
- Chicago Calling (1951) was directed by John Reinhardt.
- How long is Chicago Calling?
- Chicago Calling runs for 1h 15m.


















