
To try and kick-start her show-business career, our heroine admits to a Chicago murder. But although Cook County don't seem to let dames swing, and even with top slippery lawyer Billy Flynn, it's all something of a gamble.... (Full plot summary below)
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To try and kick-start her show-business career, our heroine admits to a Chicago murder. But although Cook County don't seem to let dames swing, and even with top slippery lawyer Billy Flynn, it's all something of a gamble.
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| Nitrate OnlineDan LybargerA frequently entertaining precursor of "Chicago" with Rogers at her most charming. Let's just say she gives Renee Zellwegger a run for her money. |
| User ReviewJennifer BA less-musical, screwball comedy precursor to 2002's Chicago, Roxie Hart won't necessarily stick with you, but it's light and fluffy and fun throughout. Ginger Rogers looks like she's having a ball. |
| User ReviewDiana T2002's "Best Picture" Chicago, a screen adaptation of a long-running Broadway musical, was in-turn based on this comedy starring Ginger Rogers as the infamous killer. A little more digging reveals this movie was based on a stage play entitled Chicago that wasn't a musical. This version's details of the story don't exactly match up with those in its modern counterpart, and the role of the press is brought out more in this frame narrative style. The performance of Adolphe Menjou as Billy Flynn the defense attorney is more nuanced than later actors (including Richard Gere). Overall, this is a great movie that satirizes the role of the press in the justice system, and the justice system in general. A |
| User ReviewMagon CI love Ginger Rogers, she's so amazing. |
| User ReviewKaren EA very fast paced movie with slapstick comedy from Ginger Rogers & Adolphe Menjou. If you don't like musicals/don't want to see Chicago, but are interested in seeing a film about Roxie Hart, this is the one. |
| User ReviewPrivate Unowhere near its potential after seeing Chicago. love Ginger Rogers, she's too funny, but i've heard every line before |
| User ReviewMarilee AThis movie is sensational, funny, and cool. I enjoyed it. |
| User ReviewGreg Wthe non-musical version of "chicago" works well sans singing. |
| User ReviewMichael HSo many faces, so little plot... but that's the way Chicago rolls! |
| User ReviewAshley HRoxie Hart is an amazing film. It is about Roxie Hart who admits to a Chicago murder. Ginger Rogers and George Montgomery give excellent performances. The screenplay is entertaining but a little slow in places. William Wellman did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the humor and romance. |