# Are non-American movies likelier to let the bad guys win, or kill off good guys?

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Going by [Die Herzogin von Chicago - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Herzogin_von_Chicago), it never appeared in New York City until 1997, though it’s an operetta versus a film. So not quite old as dirt.

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