''The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago'' is a 1969 feature film directed by Greg Corarito and starring John Alderman,

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, Maria Lease. It was produced by

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. It is a combination of gangster and sexploitation genres, inspired by the success of '' Bonnie and Clyde'' (1967).

Premise

During Prohibition, playboy gangster Steve Desmond (John Alderman) owns and operates a liquor distribution company in Chicago. Rival gangster Fats Percelli (

) wants in on his operation, so Desmond sets out to seduce Percelli's daughter.

Cast

* John Alderman as Steve Desmond *

as Carl 'Fats' Percelli * Maria Lease as Nancy * Dan Sonney as Joe the Bartender * Vicki Carbe as Maria * Gary Kent as Wes * Bambi Allen as Spinster O'Mally * R. Michael Stringer as Skinner * Duke Wilmoth as Tom * Phil Marks as Wally * Whitey Wozniak as Mr. Thad

Production

''The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago'' was partly filmed at the

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accessed 1 July 2012 Barbara Peeters worked on the film as costume designer.

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