Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990)
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Director Bernard Rose and screenwriter David Yallop were inspired by the real-life Hulten/Jones murder case of 1944, famously known as The Cleft Chin Murder Case, after a London cabbie was found murdered. It was a sensation in England, where American soldier Karl Hulten and British showgirl Elizabeth Maud Jones became household names -- even beating out news of the war. In the film, Karl Hulten (Kiefer Sutherland), is an American GI who is stalking the black market of London after stealing an
Jul 27, 1990 Wide
Oct 21, 2003
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Cast
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Emily Lloyd
Betty Jones -
Kiefer Sutherland
Karl Hulten/"Ricky Alle... -
Patsy Kensit
Joyce Cook -
Keith Allen
Lenny Bexley -
Liz Fraser
Mrs. Evans -
Alexandra Pigg
Violet -
Ralph Nossek
Inspector Tansil -
Colin Bruce
Robert DeMott -
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Inspector Tarr -
Harry Fowler
Morry -
John Junkin
George Heath -
Niven Boyd
Reporter -
John Dair
John -
Janet Dale
Mrs. Cook -
Karen Gledhill
4th Reporter -
Stevenson Hancock
Doctor -
Gerard Horan
John Wilkins -
Richard Ireson
1st Reporter -
John Lahr
Radio Commentator -
Hugh Millais
US Colonel -
Angela Morant
Customer -
Gary Parker
3rd Reporter -
Malcolm Terris
2nd Reporter -
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Harry Jones
Taxi Driver -
John Surman
Mr. Cook
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the film is too artistic for its own good while claiming to recreate events and characters faithfully. Once the premise is established, however, the narrative achieves the "true crime" tone it is reaching for and the film becomes much more satisfying, esp
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[/b]Director - Bernard Rose
Starring - Kiefer Sutherland, Emily Lloyd, Patsy Kensit, Keith Allen, Liz Fraser.
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