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3.6

Chicago (1927)

Comedy, Drama, Crime • 1h 43m

Director: Frank Urson

Cast: Phyllis Haver, Victor Varconi, Virginia Bradford, Robert Edeson, Eugene Pallette, Warner Richmond, T. Roy Barnes, Clarence Burton, Julia Faye, May Robson, Viola Louie

3.6

Best English-friendly release

Older Restoration: Flicker Alley Blu-ray

2026 Restoration: YouTube 4K Streaming

Updated 2 months ago

Best video release

Older Restoration: Lobster Films DVD

2026 Restoration: YouTube 4K Streaming

1080p Blu-ray

Older Restoration: Lobster Films DVD > Flicker Alley Blu-ray (Flicker Alley Blu-ray/DVD has every 25th PAL frame deleted)

About the film

Based on a true story, two-timing boozing wife Roxie Hart kills her lover in cold blood after he leaves her, and finagles her way out being indicted. The basis for Kander/Ebb's 1975 Broadway musical of the same name and its Oscar-winning 2002 film adaptation.

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