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

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Chicago (1926 play) → hasAdaptation → Roxie Hart (1942 film) ⓘ
Beulah Annan murder case → inspiredWork → Roxie Hart (1942 film) ⓘ