Chicago (1927) | |
| Director(s) | Frank Urson |
| Producer(s) | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Silent Films |
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Chicago (1927) was a Comedy - Crime Film directed by Frank Urson and produced by Cecil B. DeMille.
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Noir City Chicago returns to Chicago
By Stephen Reginald on Jul 18, 2023 From Classic Movie ManNoir City Chicago returns to Chicago Noir City Chicago returns to the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., August 25 through August 31. The event will be hosted by Eddie Muller and Alan K. Rode. Some of the films screened include Key Largo, The Lady From Shanghai, Road House, and The Big... Read full article
Chicago Film Club Meetup Group: Are you open to watching and discussing silent films?
By Stephen Reginald on Jan 8, 2023 From Classic Movie ManChicago Film Club Meetup Group: Are you open to watching and discussing silent films? This post is specifically targeted to the Chicago Film Club Meetup Group.Over the years, we've discussed dozens of classic films from the 1930s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and even the70s, but we've never discussed any si... Read full article
The Trial of the Chicago 7
By Alyson on Apr 23, 2021 From The Best Picture ProjectAaron Sorkin?s The Trial of the Chicago 7 is a compelling courtroom drama depicting the infamous trial of seven defendants charged with inciting a riot, conspiracy and other charges relating to their counter-culture movement and anti-Vietnam war protests. In 1968 a large protest took place in Chicag... Read full article
Chicago Film Club resumes January 10, 2020
By Stephen Reginald on Jan 3, 2020 From Classic Movie ManChicago Film Club resumes January 10, 2020 The new season of the Chicago Film Club will begin on January 10 at a new venue. The new venue is PianoForte at 1335 S. Michigan Ave. 2nd Floor. We’re excited to be in this new space, which will make classic movie watching more enjoyable. If you... Read full article
Day 9 of Noirvember: Noir City Chicago 2019
By shadowsandsatin on Nov 9, 2019 From Shadows and SatinNoir City, in case you?re not familiar, is the world?s largest annual film noir festival, and is presented by the Film Noir Foundation. The event started 17 years ago in San Francisco, and is now held in cities throughout the nation, including Los Angeles, Detroit, and my sweet home, Chicago. On tod... Read full article
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Although Frank Urson is credited as the director, it was widely known (and even publicized) at the time that producer Cecil B. DeMille directed most of the film (including 11 days of re-takes). DeMille took his name off the picture because his Biblical epic, The King of Kings was also playing in theaters at the time. Reportedly, DeMille's friend, theater owner Sid Grauman, convinced the director that audiences wouldn't want to see an amoral crime drama with an adulterous heroine so soon after seeing DeMille's film about the life of Christ.
The Broadway play, "Chicago," which inspired this film, 1942's Roxie Hart, and the Tony-award winning musical and Oscar-winning 2002 film, was based on a true story. The characters of Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly were inspired by the real-life cases of two Chicago women -- Beaulah Annan and Belva Gaertner -- who each murdered their lovers in 1924. Both women were tried in separate cases, which became media sensations in Chicago, and both were acquitted. Playwright Maurine Dallas Watkins covered both trials as a reporter for the "Chicago Tribune," and adapted her experiences into the play, "Chicago."
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