The Girl from Chicago (1927 film)
| The Girl from Chicago | |
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| Directed by | Ray Enright Frank Shaw (assistant) |
| Written by | Graham Baker (scenario) |
| Based on | "Button, Button" by Arthur Somers Roche |
| Starring | Myrna Loy Conrad Nagel |
| Cinematography | Hal Mohr |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles) |
The Girl from Chicago is a lost 1927 American synchronized sound criminal romantic drama film directed by Ray Enright and starring Myrna Loy and Conrad Nagel. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. The film was produced and distributed by the Warner Bros. and is based upon a short story by Arthur Somers Roche that appeared in the June 1923 Redbook.
The film is one of the earliest starring roles for Loy who at this time, 1927, did not usually star but was a supporting player. Warner Bros. took a chance casting her in a principal part.