Academy Awards, USA 1938
| Won Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role Alice Brady
Alice Brady's trophy was swiped by an impostor who came onstage to accept the award on the absent ... More
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| Best Assistant Director Robert D. Webb | |
| Nominated Oscar | Best Picture |
| Best Writing, Original Story Niven Busch | |
| Best Sound, Recording Edmund H. Hansen (20th Century-Fox SSD) | |
| Best Music, Score Louis Silvers (head of department)
No composer credit.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Directed by Henry King
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Fox)
Fictionalized backstory of the Chicago O'Leary family, owners of the infamous cow that started the Great Chicago fire of 1871. A widowed mother of three sons opens a successful laundromat in the city slums. One son grows up to be a respectable lawyer while another becomes a corrupt saloon owner who uses people for his own gain. The fire turns out to be retribution, or maybe the cow really did kick over that lantern. Forget historical accuracy and just enjoy the show, a well-made disaster epic.
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