The Fugitive from Chicago (1934)

Plot Summary

Werner Dux, heir of the big car company "Dux-Werke", is a gambler who has just been arrested in Chicago for shooting a cardsharper. While in jail, he learns from his friend Michael Nissen that his father has died recently. That means that the Dux-Werke are without a leader at the moment, for Werner's cousin Steffie, who is his co-heiress, is still too young to run the firm. In this situation, Werner convinces his friend Michael, who is an engineer by profession, to take over the firm as long as he is in jail and to pose as him. Michael agrees and is able to bring the firm up again. He even arranges a reliability test for motorcycles via Istanbul, Rome and Barcelona, which creates a big Turkish order for the company. When the real Werner escapes from jail and arrives in Germany, it looks as if the whole story is up to bust. But Werner needs money, so he convinces Michael to go on as before and hand over all profits of the firm to him.

Full Cast & Characters

Gustav Fröhlich

Michael Nissen

Hubert von Meyerinck

Werner Dux

Luise Ullrich

Steffie Dux

Adele Sandrock

Fräulein von Zackenthin

Paul Kemp

August P. Lemke, Buchhalter

Lil Dagover

Eveline

Will Dohm

Billy

Otto Wernicke

Wolke, Werkmeister

Ernst Dumcke

Generaldirektor v. Oetten

Lilo Müller

Ruth Müller

Armand Zäpfel

Smith, Polizeikommissar

Director & Crew

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