Roxie Hart (1942) | |
| Director(s) | William A. Wellman |
| Producer(s) | Nunnally Johnson |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Romance |
| Top Topics | Lawyers, Show Business |
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Roxie Hart (1942) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by William A. Wellman and produced by Nunnally Johnson.
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The William Wellman Blogathon: Roxie Hart (1942)
By Summer Reeves on Sep 9, 2015 From Serendipitous AnachronismsThe William Wellman Blogathon: Roxie Hart (1942) 09 Wednesday Sep 2015 Posted by Summer Reeves in 1940s, Blogathon, Comedy, Farce, Musicals, Politics, Romance ≈ 15 Comments Tags1940s, Blogathon, Classic Cinema, Comedy, Creepy True Story, Cr... Read full article
Roxie Hart (1942) (2)
By Lindsey on Aug 30, 2013 From The Motion PicturesRoxie Hart (Ginger Rogers) is a charismatic girl with dreams of making it big in the entertainment industry. When her husband (George?Chandler)?shoots and kills a booking agent one day, she becomes convinced that she should take credit for the crime, in order to raise her profile with the public. Ne... Read full article
Roxie Hart (1942) (1)
on May 8, 2013 From Journeys in Classic FilmThe story of the “cute little jazz killer” who showed that murder and sin can easily be forgiven if you have a pretty face has been told in several stories, most memorably in the 2002 Best Picture winner, Chicago.? Roxie Hart is a less glamorous version of the same story – and it&#... Read full article
Roxie Hart (William A Wellman, 1942)
By Judy on Mar 11, 2012 From Movie ClassicsThis will just be a fairly quick posting, as I don’t seem to have much time at the moment, but want to keep my blog alive! One reason I have picked William A Wellman to write about so much is that I tend to find his films are enjoyable to watch time and again. This is certainly true of Roxie H... Read full article
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The parts of Roxie and Velma were based on real people whose murder trials took place in 1924. Beulah Annan was the real life Roxie and Belva Gaertner was the real life Velma. Billy Flynn's real life counterpart was famed Chicago Shyster, W.W. O'Brien.
In 1963, Stanley Kubrick named this movie as one of his ten all-time favorite films.
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