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Roxie Hart

1942 · 72 min

A brisk, cheeky satire of tabloid fame and courtroom theatrics, light on its feet and full of showbiz sparkle.

Tagline
The gal who became a national pastime!
Overview
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • celebrity
  • crime
  • justice
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • prison
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
William A. Wellman
Written by
Nunnally Johnson
Starring
Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, George Montgomery, Lynne Overman, Nigel Bruce, Phil Silvers, Sara Allgood, William Frawley
Music
Alfred Newman
Cinematography
Leon Shamroy
Runtime
72 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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