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7.1/10   485 votes
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Director:
William A. Wellman
Writers:
Maurine Dallas Watkins (play)
Nunnally Johnson (writer)
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Release Date:
13 November 1942 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
The low-down story of a high-class gal! more
Plot:
To try and kick-start her show-business career, our heroine admits to a Chicago murder. But although Cook County don't seem to let dames swing... more | add synopsis
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The late George Montgomery's best comedic turn more (23 total)

Cast

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Ginger Rogers ... Roxie Hart

Adolphe Menjou ... Billy Flynn

George Montgomery ... Homer Howard
Lynne Overman ... Jake Callahan
Nigel Bruce ... E. Clay Benham

Phil Silvers ... Babe
Sara Allgood ... Mrs. Morton
William Frawley ... O'Malley
Spring Byington ... Mary Sunshine
Ted North ... Stuart Chapman
Helene Reynolds ... Velma Wall
George Chandler ... Amos Hart
Charles D. Brown ... Charles E. Murdock
Morris Ankrum ... Martin S. Harrison
George Lessey ... Judge
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Runtime:
75 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
Sweden:15
Company:
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation more

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Trivia:
The storyline had to be changed in this version in order to placate the Hays Commission code; both the silent (Chicago (1927)) and modern (Chicago (2002)) versions are more faithful to the original 1926 play. more
Quotes:
Babe: Well hush my big black mouth! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1997) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) more

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The late George Montgomery's best comedic turn, 13 January 2001
10/10
Author: rollo_tomaso (rollo_tomaso@excite.com)

I re-watched this film as a tribute to the recently deceased George Montgomery, and this film still holds up well. I had also seen Chicago on the stage and this is based on the same real-life story of murdress Roxie Hart. It is very satirical and insightful. Frawley steals every seen i in. And, Ginger is just stunning.

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