The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 12m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
27 audience votes
Key crew
- William A. WellmanDirector
- Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Nunnally JohnsonScreenplay
Cast
- Ginger RogersRoxie Hart
- Adolphe MenjouBilly Flynn
- George MontgomeryHomer Howard
- Lynne OvermanJake Callahan
- Nigel BruceE. Clay Benham
- Phil SilversBabe
- Sara AllgoodMrs. Morton
- William FrawleyO'Malley
- Spring ByingtonMary Sunshine
- Ted NorthStuart Chapman
- Helene ReynoldsVelma Wall
- George ChandlerAmos Hart
Stills
Themes
chicago, illinoisbased on play or musicalsocial satirefemale prisonertap dancemurder trial1920smusical actstabloid journalism