The Innocents of Chicago

The Innocents of Chicago, also known as Why Saps Leave Home, is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Lupino Lane and starring Henry Kendall, Binnie Barnes and Margot Grahame.

Production

The film was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios. It was based on the play The Milky Way. The film's sets were designed by art director Duncan Sutherland.

Cast

• Henry Kendall as Percy Lloyd
• Betty Norton as Betty Woods
• Margot Grahame as Lil
• Bernard Nedell as Tony Costello
• Binnie Barnes as Peg Guinan
• Ben Welden as Spike Guinan
• Wallace Lupino as Gangster
• Charles Farrell as Smiler
• Cyril Smith as Gangster
• Ernest Sefton as Gangster
• Val Guest as Gangster

References

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

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