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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| 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 | |
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Charles D. Brown | ... | Charles E. Murdock |
| Morris Ankrum | ... | Martin S. Harrison | |
| George Lessey | ... | Judge Cannon | |
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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, and even with top slippery lawyer Billy Flynn, it's all something of a gamble. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
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Country:
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28 May 1942 (Mexico) See more »Also Known As:
Roxie Hart See more »Filming Locations:
Stage 9, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USAEdit
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$2,398,000Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Music by Egbert Van Alstyne and Tony Jackson
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The original play 'Chicago' opened at the Music Box Theater on December 30, 1926 was directed by George Abbot and ran for 172 performances. See more »Goofs
During the trial, the jury foreman, O'Malley, asks Roxie a question. He is sitting straight up at the time. As Roxie answers, the camera pans out. O'Malley is bent over with his arms leaning on the railing and now moves slowly back to an upright position. See more »Crazy Credits
This Picture is dedicated to all the beautiful women in the world who have shot their men full of holes out of pique. See more »Connections
Featured in Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1999) See more »Soundtracks
Pretty BabyMusic by Egbert Van Alstyne and Tony Jackson
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I bought this film because I am a huge fan of the musical "Chicago." Needless to say, I wasn't disappointed! Although the parts of Velma & Matron Mama Morton were built up a lot for the musical, and there are some slight differences (e.g. in Chicago Roxie really DID shoot Fred Casely... here she doesn't... Roxie and Amos never divorced... here they do... Roxie wasn't really pregnant... here she is), the basic plot is still the same, and what a wonderful story this is! Although I must say that I prefer Jerry Orbach (of Law & Order fame) as Billy Flynn, Adolphe Menjou was great in the role! Stunning performance! But the real spark here lies within Ginger Rogers... whose portrayal of Roxie is absolutely rivetting! (However, to me, the definitive Roxie Hart was and always will be the very wonderful Ms. Gwen Verdon.) She brings such sass to the role... you gotta applaud her! A great movie!