Panic in Chicago

{{Infobox film

| name = Panic in Chicago

| image = Panic in Chicago.jpg

| caption = French release poster

| director = Robert Wiene

| producer = Leo Meyer

|based_on = Panic in Chicago by Robert Heymann

| writer = {{ubl|Friedrich Raff|Julius Urgiß}}

| narrator =

| music = Michael Krauss

| editing = Paul May

| cinematography = Willy Goldberger

| studio = Deutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat

| distributor = Deutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat

| released = {{film date|1931|6|23|df=y}}

| runtime = 77 minutes

| country = Germany

| language = German

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Panic in Chicago ({{langx|de|Panik in Chicago}}) is a 1931 German crime film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Olga Chekhova, Hans Rehmann and Ferdinand Hart. It was based on the novel Panic in Chicago by the German writer Robert Heymann. The film was shot at the Staaken Studios with sets designed by the art director Erwin Scharf. It premiered at the Palast-am-Zoo in Berlin on 23 June 1931.Jung & Schatzberg p. 222

Synopsis

In 1930s mob-dominated Chicago, a leading gangster poses as a respectable member of society.

{{cite book | last1 = Jung | first1 = Uli | last2 = Schatzberg | first2 = Walter | title = Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene | publisher = Berghahn Books | year = 1999 | isbn = 978-1-57181-156-1 }}