Question 1

How much did the climactic fire sequence cost and how long did it burn?

Accepted Answer

The 20-minute fire sequence cost $150,000 and burned for three days on the Fox back lot.

Question 2

Which actors starred together in this film and four others?

Accepted Answer

Don Ameche and Alice Faye starred together in this film and four others: 'You Can't Have Everything', 'Alexander's Ragtime Band', 'Lillian Russell', and 'That Night in Rio'.

Question 3

What controversy arose about the cause of the Great Fire depicted in the film?

Accepted Answer

A lantern manufacturer insisted the fire must have been started by a lamp, not a lantern, claiming a lantern would extinguish itself. An experiment by Fox assistants found that claim false, and no lamp or lantern evidence was found at the barn.

Question 4

How did Western Costumes handle the shortage of costumes for extras in the fire scenes?

Accepted Answer

Western Costumes didn't have enough costumes on hand and had to borrow proper period costumes from other costumiers across the country.

Question 5

What award did 'In Old Chicago' receive in 1938?

Accepted Answer

It received an Academy Award in 1938.

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