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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instanceOf comedy film
crime film
film
adaptationOf Chicago (play) NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Chicago (alternative adaptation of the play) NERFINISHED
basedOn 1926 play Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins
Chicago (play) NERFINISHED
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character Amos Hart NERFINISHED
Billy Flynn NERFINISHED
Roxie Hart NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director William A. Wellman NERFINISHED
distributor 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED
era Classical Hollywood cinema NERFINISHED
genre comedy
crime
hasTheme celebrity culture
crime and justice
media sensationalism
leadActor Ginger Rogers NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Roxie Hart NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
productionCompany 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1942
runtime approximately 75 minutes
screenwriter Nunnally Johnson NERFINISHED
setIn Chicago NERFINISHED
stars Adolphe Menjou NERFINISHED
George Montgomery NERFINISHED
Ginger Rogers NERFINISHED
Lynne Overman NERFINISHED
Nigel Bruce NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfSetting 1920s
title Roxie Hart NERFINISHED

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Chicago (1926 play) hasAdaptation Roxie Hart (1942 film)