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.
Credits
Chicago Cast
Name |
Character |
Eugene Pallette
He was 38, 65 years old when he died
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as Rodney Casley |
Julia Faye
She was 35, 73 years old when she died
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as Velma |
T. Roy Barnes
He was 47, 56 years old when he died
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as Reporter |
Robert Edeson
He was 59, 62 years old when he died
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as William Flynn |
Victor Varconi
He was 36, 85 years old when he died
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as Amos Hart |
Virginia Bradford
She was 28, 95 years old when she died
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as Katie |
Warner Richmond
He was 41, 62 years old when he died
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as Asst. District Attorney |
May Robson
She was 69, 84 years old when she died
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as Mrs. Morton - Matron |
Chicago Crew
Name |
Department |
Lenore J. Coffee as Screenplay. She was 31 (87) years old when She died
|
Writing |
J. Peverell Marley as Director of Photography. He was 26 (62) years old when He died
|
Camera |
Anne Bauchens as Editor. She was 45 (85) years old when She died
|
Editing |
Adrian as Costume Design. He was 24 (56) years old when He died
|
Costume & Make-Up |
Mitchell Leisen as Art Direction. He was 29 (74) years old when He died
|
Art |
Maurine Dallas Watkins as Theatre Play. She was 31 (73) years old when She died
|
Writing |
Frank Urson as Director. Frank Urson was 40 (41) years old when Frank Urson died
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Directing |