Comedy ·Drama ·Crime · United States of America · 1927 · 1h 43m

Chicago

Director

Cast

Phyllis Haver as Roxie Hart Victor Varconi as Amos Hart Virginia Bradford as Katie Robert Edeson as William Flynn Eugene Pallette as Rodney Casley Warner Richmond as Asst. District Attorney

Crew

J. Peverell Marley — Director of Photography Anne Bauchens — Editor Lenore J. Coffee — Screenplay Adrian — Costume Design

Synopsis

Based on a true story, two-timing boozing wife Roxie Hart kills her lover in cold blood after he leaves her, and finagles her way out being indicted. The basis for Kander/Ebb's 1975 Broadway musical of the same name and its Oscar-winning 2002 film adaptation.

Key Collaborators

Frank Urson Director J. Peverell Marley Director of Photography Anne Bauchens Editor Lenore J. Coffee Screenplay Adrian Costume Design

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