I thought it had a somewhat slow start that introduces us to the O'Learys that go against odds and move to Chicago for a better life only to have shortcomings on the way there and in the future. This is the best disaster flick about The Great Chicago in fact I think it's the only film about The Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Hollywood don't you think it's about time now that you guys make another movie on this tragic, historical Chicago story, it could be the next Titanic and that one was fantastic and won a lot of awards. I thought the acting was great but the three stars that stand out to me were Tyrone Power, Alice Faye and the actress that played Mrs. O'Leary Alice Brady. The action effects were impressive to me especially for a movie made in 1938 that's more believable than most epic disaster flicks of today but the movie still needs to be updated and I'm surprised there hasn't been another movie about The Great Chicago Fire. The thing that bugs me the most about this film is that it focused too much on the O'Learys and not the history of the fire and the aftermath of it and how many people died, were left homeless etc. that is why someone needs to make another about it heck even surpass this film. Overall I liked it especially the last half which will amaze you but I'm still craving another much better version of The Great Chicago Fire of 1871. More of a 3.5 out of 5 stars.
Review of In Old Chicago
