Home movie: 010140: 1920s Chicago family and urban landscapes

★★★★ · Jake Lingle · gojira-kun · 2021-12-05

Regarding the title card "where Lingle met his doom": Jake Lingle was a well-known crime and gangland reporter for The Chicago Tribune. He was known for having connections on both sides of the fence. In June 1930 he was shot to death while walking into a pedestrian tunnel leading to the Randolph Street Illinois Central tunnel. At the time he was celebrated as a fearless reporter brought down by the gangs because he "knew too much." Later it came out that in fact he was deeply involved with the Capone organization and had his fingers in gambling and alcohol operations. This film's reference to…