Roxie Hart (1942)

Name: Roxie Hart
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1942
Duration: 72 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, George Montgomery, Lynne Overman, Nigel Bruce

1h 12m United States of America

Comedy Romance

Plot

Set in a Chicago café during the rain-soaked nights of 1942, veteran journalist Homer Howard captivates a gathering crowd with the tale of Roxie Hart. This intriguing narrative unfolds her life and the sensational crime that led to her trial in 1927. As the story progresses, Howard weaves together themes of ambition, betrayal, and the quest for fame, painting a vivid picture of Roxie's rise and fall amid the public's fascination with scandal. The atmosphere brims with tension as the audience becomes immersed in her compelling journey.

Cast

Ginger Rogers Adolphe Menjou George Montgomery Lynne Overman Nigel Bruce Phil Silvers Sara Allgood William Frawley Spring Byington Ted North Helene Reynolds George Chandler Charles D. Brown Morris Ankrum George Lessey