Clip
Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+17)
Critics 82Audiences 65GoodWatch 74
Tomatometer82%
IMDb6.9
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings3.4/5
Audience score59%
Running time
1 h 12 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −28 min on the typical 100
typical 10072Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1942
February 20, 1942
84 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 23 more26 people
- 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
Charles D. BrownCharles E. Murdock
Morris AnkrumMartin S. Harrison
George LesseyJudge
Iris AdrianGertie
Milton ParsonsAnnouncer
Arthur AylesworthMr. Wadsworth (uncredited)
Bobby BarberBald Juror (uncredited)
Leon BelascoRitz Waiter (uncredited)
Jeff CoreyOrderly (uncredited)
Alec CraigBar Client #1 (uncredited)
Frank DarienMichael Finnegan (uncredited)
Hugh DownsInexperienced Reporter (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- William A. Wellman Director
Writing · 2
- Nunnally Johnson Screenplay, Producer
- Maurine Dallas Watkins Theatre Play
Camera · 1
- Leon Shamroy Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- James B. Clark Editor
Sound · 3
- Alfred Newman Original Music Composer
- Roger Heman Sr. Sound
- Alfred Bruzlin Sound
Art · 4
- Richard Day Art Direction
- Thomas Little Set Decoration
- Wiard B. Ihnen Art Direction
- Milt Gross Main Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Gwen Wakeling Costume Designer
- Guy Pearce Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
- Hermes Pan Choreographer
More like this
Similar
Most like Roxie Hart overall
Nearest on the related map: closest in everything it does to you, not one trait
- The Front Page (1974)
GoodWatch score 65 - Mixed by Erry (2023)
GoodWatch score 77 - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
GoodWatch score 82 - Victor/Victoria (1982)
GoodWatch score 80 - The Crime is Mine (2023)
GoodWatch score 78 - To Be or Not to Be (1942)
GoodWatch score 87 - His Girl Friday (1940)
GoodWatch score 88 - Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012)
GoodWatch score 79 - Scandal (1950)
GoodWatch score 78 - Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
GoodWatch score 89 - The Boat That Rocked (2009)
GoodWatch score 65 - Sullivan's Travels (1941)
GoodWatch score 86 - The Big Clock (1948)
GoodWatch score 88 - Bugsy Malone (1976)
GoodWatch score 72 - Without a Clue (1988)
GoodWatch score 65 - The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
GoodWatch score 64
Same genre
More comedy movies
- Toy Story 3 (2010)
GoodWatch score 87 - Green Book (2018)
GoodWatch score 74 - Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
GoodWatch score 74 - Grease (1978)
GoodWatch score 71 - Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
GoodWatch score 81 - The Terminal (2004)
GoodWatch score 64 - Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
GoodWatch score 67 - Singin' in the Rain (1952)
GoodWatch score 91