Chicago (1927)

Directors

Cecil B. DeMille, Frank Urson

Cast

Phyllis Haver, Victor Varconi, Virginia Bradford, Robert Edeson

The story

The plot of the film is drawn from the 1926 play Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins which was in turn based on the true story of Beulah Annan, fictionalized as Roxie Hart (Phyllis Haver), and her spectacular murder of her boyfriend. The silent film adds considerably to the material in Watkins' play, some additions based on the original murder, and some for Hollywood considerations. The murder, which occurs in a very brief vignette before the play begins, is fleshed out considerably.

Genres

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