A wild jazz-loving and boozing wife Roxie Hart, kills her boyfriend in cold blood after he leaves her.A wild jazz-loving and boozing wife Roxie Hart, kills her boyfriend in cold blood after he leaves her.A wild jazz-loving and boozing wife Roxie Hart, kills her boyfriend in cold blood after he leaves her.
Emily Barrye
- Woman in Cell Reading Book
- (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
- Bill Collector
- (uncredited)
Robert Brower
- Juror
- (uncredited)
Sidney D'Albrook
- Photographer
- (uncredited)
Jack Dean
- Assistant Prosecutor
- (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
- Insurance Agent
- (uncredited)
Jim Farley
- Detective
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaAlthough 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 (1927) 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.
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William Flynn: Cut the bull! I'm not your husband - I'm your lawyer!
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007)
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A gala screening at the Motion Picture Academy (8/16/06)
Last night the Sam Goldwyn theatre at the Academy in Los Angeles was filled to capacity for the screening of this 1927 silent movie. The print was a restoration, by UCLA, of the original nitrate copy from the DeMille family's archives. It was a full length version, with a 10 min. intermission. Johnny Crawford's orchestra provided a live musical accompaniment, based on original scoring notes. A standing ovation at the end proves that a really well performed silent movie can stand the test of time. Phyllis Haver had a range of expressions from A to Z - fantastic - and the courtroom scene, played for comedy, was truly a highlight. If a DVD is made, as has been suggested, you're in for a treat.
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- $264,397 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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