Chicago (1927) - Silent
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 and its Oscar-winning 2002 film adaptation.
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Boarding House Blues (1948)
Tenants of a Harlem boarding house put on a show to save their home.
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The Black Godfather (1974)
The heroes in The Black Godfather are members of an African-American criminal organization. Like Brando in The Godfather, they’re not averse to robbery and murder, but they do draw the line at narcotics. When the Mafia infiltrates the ’hood with dangerous drugs, the Black Godfather (Rod Perry) orders his minions to put an end to this perfidy.
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Sunset Boulevard (1950)
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
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 and its Oscar-winning 2002 film adaptation.
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