Roxie Hart

Released Feb 20, 1942

1h 15m

Comedy

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82%

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11 Reviews

58%

Audience Score

1,000+ Ratings

In 1927 Chicago, the body of a theatrical agent is found in the apartment of his client, would-be dancer Roxie Hart (Ginger Rogers), who lives with her husband, Amos. Convinced by two reporters that juries never convict pretty women and that she can garner fame by confessing, Roxie, who knows Amos is guilty, agrees. Amos hires snappy lawyer Billy Flynn (Adolphe Menjou) to stir publicity, and Roxie is a sensation. But when public interest flags, Roxie fears she might be convicted after all.

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James Agee

TIME Magazine

Often too overdone for superior farce.

Feb 27, 2018

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Don Q.

Cine-Mundial

Ginger Rogers offers us a new phase of her incredibly attractive personality that is difficult to forget. [Full Review in Spanish]

Sep 11, 2019

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

An outstanding gallery of connivers

Sep 25, 2009

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Bob Bloom

Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

The non-musical version of Chicago. It's fun and cynical.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 11, 2007

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 4/5

Jul 24, 2005

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Dan Lybarger

Nitrate Online

A frequently entertaining precursor of "Chicago" with Rogers at her most charming. Let's just say she gives Renee Zellwegger a run for her money.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 23, 2004

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Elliott B

A pre Kander and Ebb semi musical take on the infamous story, with a great cast. Kubrick had good taste in calling this a favorite film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/11/23

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StephenPaul C

LOL, the funniest 1.25 hours ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/17/23

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steve d

If you like Chicago or Ginger, you should have a lot of fun.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

most of the humor stood up with age. Wow, that's Ginger Rogers? She's funny!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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ashley h

Roxie Hart is an amazing film. It is about Roxie Hart who admits to a Chicago murder. Ginger Rogers and George Montgomery give excellent performances. The screenplay is entertaining but a little slow in places. William Wellman did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the humor and romance.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Kind of hit-and-miss. Seems like the filmmakers weren't really sure what elements worked and what didn't, so just threw everything in. The editing's a little bit off, too, with many shots lingering awkwardly a moment or two too long before cutting away. Still, there's plenty to enjoy including early roles by actors who became very familiar later on, some good zingers, a darkly cynical undertone to the light comedy, and a bit of a look at what entertained audiences who's sensibilities were just a bit different than ours.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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William A. Wellman

Director

Ginger Rogers

Roxie Hart

Adolphe Menjou

Billy Flynn

George Montgomery

Homer Howard

Nigel Bruce

E. Clay Benham

Phil Silvers

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Synopsis

In 1927 Chicago, the body of a theatrical agent is found in the apartment of his client, would-be dancer Roxie Hart (Ginger Rogers), who lives with her husband, Amos. Convinced by two reporters that juries never convict pretty women and that she can garner fame by confessing, Roxie, who knows Amos is guilty, agrees. Amos hires snappy lawyer Billy Flynn (Adolphe Menjou) to stir publicity, and Roxie is a sensation. But when public interest flags, Roxie fears she might be convicted after all.

Director: William A. Wellman
Screenwriter: Maurine Dallas Watkins, Nunnally Johnson
Distributor: 20th Century Fox, Fox
Production Co: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 20, 1942, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 4, 2017
Runtime: 1h 15m
Sound Mix: Mono