Roxie Hart (1942) (original) (raw)
Roxie Hart is an ambitious showgirl who confesses to a murder just for the publicity. After her husband shoots a burglar in their apartment, Roxie is convinced by a theatrical agent to claim she did it. As she becomes the center of an outrageous trial, she gains the name recognition she has always sought. Based on the play which would later form the basis for the Tony Award-winning musical and Academy Award-winning Best Picture � CHICAGO.
Roxie Hart is an ambitious showgirl who confesses to a murder just for the publicity. After her husband shoots a burglar in their apartment, Roxie is convinced by a theatrical agent to claim she did it. As she becomes the center of an outrageous trial, she gains the name recognition she has always sought. Based on the play which would later form the basis for the Tony Award-winning musical and Academy Award-winning Best Picture � CHICAGO. (less)
Director: William A. Wellman
Writers: Nunnally Johnson, Maurine Dallas Watkins, Ben Hecht
Starring: Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, George Montgomery, Lynne Overman, Nigel Bruce, Phil Silvers
Producer: Nunnally Johnson
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