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Tintin in America Al Capone briefs his henchmen |
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Tintin in America Al Capone King of the gangsters in Chicago |
On arrival in Chigcago Tintin is into the fray as soon as he arrives. He is being kidnapped in a taxi as he leaves the station. He escapades and is able to set off in pursuit of the perpetrators, only to end up in hospital.
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Tintin in America Tintin in pursuit of gangsters |
On release from hospital he is once again kidnapped and is taken to Al Capone's hideout. Aided by Snowy, Tintin once again escapes and actually captures Capone. However, when reporting this to the police they do not believe him thinking him a nutcase and hit him with a truncheon. Thus Al Capone evades being taken into custody.
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Tintin in America Police do not believe Tintin has captured Al Capone |
Tintin returns to his hotel where he receives a warning note to leave town the following day. Tearing up the note, Tintin ignores the warning.
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Tintin in America Tintin ignores warning note from Al Capone |
A gangster is sent to kill Tintin is captured, and police arrive to take the would be assassin and Tintin to the police station. The police are in fact gangsters in disguise, and take Tintin to their crime boss who is a rival of Capone, Bobby Smiles.
Smiles tries to hire Tintin to join his fight against Capone, however he refuses, and ends up being thrown Lake Michigan.
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Tintin in America Bobby Smiles attempts to hire Tintin |
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Tintin in America Tintin is thrown into Lake Michigan |
Escaping from that predicament and another murder attempt by Smiles, Tintin sets a trap. Together with the police he captures Smiles and his gang. This time it is Smiles who escapes and he heads off West. A few days later Tintin discovers Smiles has been sighted at an Indian Reservation near Redskin City and sets off by train to the Wild West.
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Tintin in America Bobby Smiles escapes to the Wild West |
Adopting the persona of a cowboy, Tintin searches for Smiles, who has now secured the help of the Blackfeet Indian tribe who capture Tintin and try to kill him.
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Tintin in America - Cowboy
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Tintin in America Blackfeet Indians
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Tintin in America Tintin captured by Blackfeet Indians |
Tintin once again escapes his precarious situation. In the pursuit that follows, Tintin discovers oil on the Indian's land. Despite Tintins efforts to have the oil rights given to the Indians, the government intervenes and the army remove the Native Indian's off their land.
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Tintin in America Indians forced off their land for Oil |
As Tintin starts to look for Bobby Smiles again . Spotting Smiles on a train, Tintin sets off on a chase after him in a borrowed locomotive.
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Tintin in America Locomotive Chase |
Ultimately this pursuit ends up with Tintin being subject to a lynch mob and yet another escape. A prairie fire results in Tintin falling into Smiles's hands, and tied to rail tracks. However, once again the intrepid Belgian reporter escapes.
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Tintin in America Tintin's rail track predicament |
The pursuit of Smiles finally ends with the gangster being captured.
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Tintin in America Tintin captures Bobby Smiles |
Tintin returns to Chicago where the press eager to hear about Tintins adventures descend on his hotel. During the media frenzy Snowy is kidnapped.
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Tintin America Snowy's Kidnap |
Tintin's attention now focuses on the return of his canine companion. Not only does he locate Snowy, Tintin also captures the gang of kidnappers, though not as it turns out, the mastermind behind the plot. That mastermind turns out to be a local industrial magnate who tries to have Tintin killed at a meat packing factory. Tintin thwarts that attempt, and brings the criminal mastermind to justice.
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Tintin America Tintin captures criminal masterminds |
The gangster fraternity contemplate thier operations being on the brink of ruin and decide to make a final effort to take Tintin's life at a banquet that has been held in is honour for his efforts in fighting crime.
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Tintin America Criminal meeting and Tintin's Banquet |
At a final attempt is made on Tintin's life as Once again Tintin thwarts their efforts, delivering more criminals to the police.
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Tintin America Tintin thwarts criminals |
Tintins major clean up in Chicago had led police to the gangsters hideout, apprehending 355 suspects and hundreds of documents that could result in further arrests. This put an end to the actions of the Chicago underworlds bosses and a grateful American held a tickertape parade for Tintin.
Tintin then sets off to return to Europe.
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Tintin America Tintin tickertape parade and return to Europe |
CHARACTERS
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Tintin in America Tintin and Snowy |
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Tintin America Al Capone |
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Tintin America Al Capone |
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Tintin America Bobby Smiles |