Streetwise dancer Roxie Hart (Ginger Rogers) confesses to a murder she didn't commit, hoping the publicity will help her career. Not looking to pass up the publicity himself, flashy lawyer Billy Flynn (Adolphe Menjou) takes her case. Fun, light comedy from William Wellman based on the play Chicago, previously filmed in 1927 and more famously turned into a stage and screen musical. Nunnally Johnson wrote the screenplay. It's a funny movie with a good pace and some fine performances. Ginger is outstanding in one of her best roles. She's backed up by a stable of solid comic actors. Most people today will be more familiar with the 2002 version but hopefully will find the charms in this one.
Review of Roxie Hart
