Chicago Joe and the Showgirl

Chicago Joe and the Showgirl

Attraction drew them together. Compulsion drew them to murder.

R 1990 · 103 min · ★ 5.1 · Romance, Drama, Crime

During World War II, an American serviceman in London decides to impress his English girlfriend by acting as an American gangster, which soon turns deadly.

Directed by Bernard Rose · Written by David Yallop

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