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Getting your name in the papers in 1920s Chicago is like getting a million retweets in present day: it's a ticket to 15 minutes of fame. Roxie Hart wants more than 15 minutes, though, so she has to keep her name in the papers with a series of increasingly dramatic stories.

The headline "Don't hang my baby!" is particularly sensational. And, at the end of the trial, the papers have two headlines ready, each one half as big as the entire front page: "GUILTY" or "INNOCENT"? It's a clever scene that highlights the way news was reported before the internet. They have two stories written, depending on the verdict. When the verdict goes out, someone from the courtroom signals the paperboy with a white flag, prompting him to start selling the "INNOCENT" papers.

But the most poignant image occurs seconds after Roxie is acquitted. People buy the papers, but a shot rings out. There's a new murderess in town. And the camera zooms in on a paper with the big headline and Roxie's face on the front page. It's being trampled into the ground by dirty boots. Roxie's name is literally mud.