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Roxie Hart

  • 1942
  • Passed
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.9K
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Ginger Rogers and George Montgomery in Roxie Hart (1942)
Comedy

Roxie Hart signs a murder confession in order to attract publicity for her dancing career as dames don't swing in Cook County. Will everything go as planned?Roxie Hart signs a murder confession in order to attract publicity for her dancing career as dames don't swing in Cook County. Will everything go as planned?Roxie Hart signs a murder confession in order to attract publicity for her dancing career as dames don't swing in Cook County. Will everything go as planned?

  • Director
    • William A. Wellman
  • Writers
    • Nunnally Johnson
    • Maurine Dallas Watkins
    • Ben Hecht
  • Stars
    • Ginger Rogers
    • Adolphe Menjou
    • George Montgomery
  • See production, box office & company info
    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William A. Wellman
    • Writers
      • Nunnally Johnson
      • Maurine Dallas Watkins
      • Ben Hecht
    • Stars
      • Ginger Rogers
      • Adolphe Menjou
      • George Montgomery
    • 46User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Ginger Rogers and George Montgomery in Roxie Hart (1942)
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    Ginger Rogers
    Ginger Rogers
    • Roxie Hart
    Adolphe Menjou
    Adolphe Menjou
    • Billy Flynn
    George Montgomery
    George Montgomery
    • Homer Howard
    Lynne Overman
    Lynne Overman
    • Jake Callahan
    Nigel Bruce
    Nigel Bruce
    • E. Clay Benham
    Phil Silvers
    Phil Silvers
    • Babe
    Sara Allgood
    Sara Allgood
    • Mrs. Morton
    William Frawley
    William Frawley
    • O'Malley
    Spring Byington
    Spring Byington
    • Mary Sunshine
    Ted North
    • Stuart Chapman
    Helene Reynolds
    Helene Reynolds
    • Velma Wall
    George Chandler
    George Chandler
    • Amos Hart
    Charles D. Brown
    • Charles E. Murdock
    Morris Ankrum
    Morris Ankrum
    • Martin S. Harrison
    George Lessey
    George Lessey
    • Judge Cannon
    Iris Adrian
    Iris Adrian
    • 'Two-Gun' Gertie Baxter
    Milton Parsons
    Milton Parsons
    • Announcer
    Sam Ash
    Sam Ash
    • Reporter in Courtroom
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William A. Wellman
    • Writers
      • Nunnally Johnson
      • Maurine Dallas Watkins
      • Ben Hecht(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      In 1963, Stanley Kubrick named this movie as one of his ten all-time favorite films.
    • Goofs
      During the trial, the jury foreman, O'Malley, asks Roxie a question. He is sitting straight up at the time. As Roxie answers, the camera pans out. O'Malley is bent over with his arms leaning on the railing and now moves slowly back to an upright position.
    • Quotes

      Babe: Well, hush my big black mouth!

    • 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.
    • Connections
      Edited into Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)
      Written by Fred Fisher
      Played during the opening and closing credits
      Also sung by an off-screen vocal group

    User reviews46

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    8/10
    Seen 'Chicago'? Enjoy the original.
    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'.
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    • Sep 30, 2006

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    • Release date
      • May 28, 1942 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Роксі Гарт
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 9, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,398,000
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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