Roxie Hart (1942 film)

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Roxie Hart (1942 film) is a comedic crime film loosely based on the play Chicago, following a brash chorus girl who becomes a media sensation after being implicated in a murder.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comedy film
crime film
film
adaptationOf Chicago (play)
linked to: Chicago (1926 play)
alsoKnownAs Chicago (alternative adaptation of the play)
linked to: Chicago (1926 play)
basedOn 1926 play Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins
Chicago (play)
linked to: Chicago (1926 play)
blackAndWhite true
character Amos Hart
Billy Flynn
Roxie Hart
countryOfOrigin United States
director William A. Wellman NERFINISHED
distributor 20th Century Fox
era Classical Hollywood cinema
genre comedy
crime
hasTheme celebrity culture
crime and justice
media sensationalism
leadActor Ginger Rogers
mainCharacter Roxie Hart
narrativeFocus a chorus girl accused of murder becomes a press sensation
narrativePerspective flashback
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A brash chorus girl becomes a media sensation after being implicated in a murder.
producer Nunnally Johnson
productionCompany 20th Century Fox
releaseYear 1942
runtime approximately 75 minutes
screenwriter Nunnally Johnson
setIn Chicago
stars Adolphe Menjou
George Montgomery
Ginger Rogers
Lynne Overman
Nigel Bruce
timePeriodOfSetting 1920s
title Roxie Hart

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Chicago (1926 play) hasAdaptation Roxie Hart (1942 film)
Beulah Annan murder case inspiredWork Roxie Hart (1942 film)