| Panic in Chicago | |
| Director: | Robert Wiene |
| Producer: | Leo Meyer |
| Based On: | Panic in Chicago by Robert Heymann |
| Music: | Michael Krauss |
| Editing: | Paul May |
| Studio: | Deutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat |
| Distributor: | Deutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat |
| Runtime: | 77 minutes |
| Country: | Germany |
| Language: | German |
Panic in Chicago (German: '''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.[1]
In 1930s mob-dominated Chicago, a leading gangster poses as a respectable member of society.