Roxie Hart
The gal who became a national pastime!
1942 | 72m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | William A. Wellman |
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| Writer: | Nunnally Johnson |
| Staring: |
| A café in Chicago, 1942. On a rainy night, veteran reporter Homer Howard tells an increasing audience the story of Roxie Hart and the crime she was judged for in 1927. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 20, 1942 |
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| Director: | William A. Wellman |
| Writer: | Nunnally Johnson |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | chicago, illinois, based on play or musical, female prisoner, social satire, tap dance, murder trial, 1920s, musical acts, tabloid journalism |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ginger Rogers | Roxie Hart |
| Adolphe Menjou | Billy Flynn |
| George Montgomery | Homer Howard |
| Lynne Overman | Jake Callahan |
| Nigel Bruce | E. Clay Benham |
| Phil Silvers | Babe |
| Sara Allgood | Mrs. Morton |
| William Frawley | O'Malley |
| Spring Byington | Mary Sunshine |
| Ted North | Stuart Chapman |
| Helene Reynolds | Velma Wall |
| George Chandler | Amos Hart |
| Charles D. Brown | Charles E. Murdock |
| Morris Ankrum | Martin S. Harrison |
| George Lessey | Judge |
| Iris Adrian | Gertie |
| Milton Parsons | Announcer |
| Arthur Aylesworth | Mr. Wadsworth (uncredited) |
| Bobby Barber | Bald Juror (uncredited) |
| Leon Belasco | Ritz Waiter (uncredited) |
| Jeff Corey | Orderly (uncredited) |
| Alec Craig | Bar Client #1 (uncredited) |
| Frank Darien | Michael Finnegan (uncredited) |
| Hugh Downs | Inexperienced Reporter (uncredited) |
| Frank Orth | Bar Client #2 (uncredited) |
| Margaret Seddon | Mrs. Wadsworth (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William A. Wellman | Director |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Alfred Bruzlin | Sound |
| Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
| Maurine Dallas Watkins | Theatre Play |
| Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Wiard B. Ihnen | Art Direction |
| James B. Clark | Editor |
| Guy Pearce | Makeup Artist |
| Gwen Wakeling | Costume Designer |
| Milt Gross | Main Title Designer |
| Hermes Pan | Choreographer |
| Leon Shamroy | Director of Photography |
| Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Nunnally Johnson | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Nunnally Johnson | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
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