Roxie Hart

In this hilarious comedy, a 1942 Chicago newspaper reporter recounts the infamous case of Roxie Hart, a showgirl who confesses to murder in hopes of boosting her flagging career. Using the press to sway public opinion and manipulate the justice system, Roxie becomes an unlikely celebrity, while her innocent but misguided attempt at fame leads to a dramatic trial that will leave audiences cheering. Directed by William A. Wellman and starring Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, and George Montgomery, this film adaptation of Maurine Dallas Watkins' 1926 play Chicago is a witty social satire that skewers the excesses of 1920s America.