Chicago

Based On the book by Maurine Dallas Watkins

Chicago is a 1927 American silent crime comedy-drama film produced by Cecil B. DeMille and directed by Frank Urson. The first film adaptation of Maurine Dallas Watkins' 1926 play of the same name, the film stars Phyllis Haver as Roxie Hart, a fame-obsessed housewife who kills her lover in cold blood and, after trying to coerce her husband into taking the blame, is put on trial for murder.

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Release date:

1927

Director:

Frank Urson

Cast:

Phyllis Haver, Julia Faye, Victor Varconi, May Robson, Eugene Pallette

Genre:

Crime, Comedy drama, Silent

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1927 in adaptations