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Roxie Hart (1942)To try and kick-start her show-business career, our heroine admits to a Chicago murder. But although Cook County don't seem to let dames swing, and even with top slippery lawyer Billy Flynn... See full summary » Director:William A. WellmanWriters:Nunnally Johnson (written for the screen by), Maurine Dallas Watkins (play), 1 more credit » |
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Title: Roxie Hart (1942)
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To try and kick-start her show-business career, our heroine admits to a Chicago murder. But although Cook County don't seem to let dames swing, and even with top slippery lawyer Billy Flynn, it's all something of a gamble. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>
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The low-down story of a high-class gal! See more »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
9 October 1942 (Portugal) See more »Also Known As:
Absolut oskyldig! See more »Filming Locations:
Stage 9, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Music by Egbert Van Alstyne and Tony Jackson
Played during the newspaper montage at the beginning
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The storyline had to be changed in this version in order to placate the Hays Commission code; both the silent (Chicago) and modern (Chicago) versions are more faithful to the original 1926 play. See more »Crazy Credits
This Picture is dedicated to all the beautiful women in the world who have shot their men full of holes out of pique. See more »Connections
Featured in Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1999) See more »Soundtracks
"Pretty Baby"Music by Egbert Van Alstyne and Tony Jackson
Played during the newspaper montage at the beginning
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It's a wonderful irony that the non-singing original Roxie Hart, so familiar from the stage show and movie of 'Chicago' was played by one of the top musical stars of the '30s - Ginger Rogers.
And how she sells it - she could so have topped Renee, good as she is, had the musical have been available then.
But the 'straight' play is well worth a look. Adolphe Menjou never disappoints, and gives the tastier Richard Gere a lesson in character acting.
Another in the wonderful, scathing films of my Hollywood at its best, satirising itself and the media, along with 'His Girl Friday', 'The Stand-in', and, in more serious vein, 'Citizen Kane'.