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Roxie Hart signs a murder confession in order to attract publicity for her dancing career as dames don't swing in Cook County. Will everything go as planned?Roxie Hart signs a murder confession in order to attract publicity for her dancing career as dames don't swing in Cook County. Will everything go as planned?Roxie Hart signs a murder confession in order to attract publicity for her dancing career as dames don't swing in Cook County. Will everything go as planned?
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- 1 win
Sam Ash
- Reporter in Courtroom
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Nunnally Johnson
- Maurine Dallas Watkins
- Ben Hecht(uncredited)
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- TriviaIn 1963, Stanley Kubrick named this movie as one of his ten all-time favorite films.
- GoofsDuring 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.
- Crazy creditsThis Picture is dedicated to all the beautiful women in the world who have shot their men full of holes out of pique.
- SoundtracksChicago (That Toddlin' Town)
Written by Fred Fisher
Played during the opening and closing credits
Also sung by an off-screen vocal group
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Seen 'Chicago'? Enjoy the original.
It's a wonderful irony that the non-singing original Roxie Hart, so familiar from the stage show and movie of 'Chicago' was played by one of the top musical stars of the '30s - Ginger Rogers.
And how she sells it - she could so have topped Renee, good as she is, had the musical have been available then.
But the 'straight' play is well worth a look. Adolphe Menjou never disappoints, and gives the tastier Richard Gere a lesson in character acting.
Another in the wonderful, scathing films of my Hollywood at its best, satirising itself and the media, along with 'His Girl Friday', 'The Stand-in', and, in more serious vein, 'Citizen Kane'.
And how she sells it - she could so have topped Renee, good as she is, had the musical have been available then.
But the 'straight' play is well worth a look. Adolphe Menjou never disappoints, and gives the tastier Richard Gere a lesson in character acting.
Another in the wonderful, scathing films of my Hollywood at its best, satirising itself and the media, along with 'His Girl Friday', 'The Stand-in', and, in more serious vein, 'Citizen Kane'.
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- Gross US & Canada
- $2,398,000
- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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