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X-WR-CALNAME:Saturday Brunch & Classic Film in Arlington: Roxie Hart (
	1942) in Washington DC at Postal code 20224\, United States - Eventful
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SUMMARY:Saturday Brunch & Classic Film in Arlington: Roxie Hart (1942)
DESCRIPTION:  Roxie Hart (1942) starring Ginger Rogers and Adolphe Men
	jou Roxie Hart was based on the play Chicago\, which later became the 
	basis for the Bob Fosse musical with Gwen Verdon (and then Ann Reinkin
	g in the 1997 revival) in the Rogers role. You may know about the 2002
	 Academy Award Winning Musical "Chicago"\, starring Catherine Zeta-Jon
	es\, Richard Gere and Renée Zellweger\, but did you know that this st
	ory had been filmed before as plain comedy in 1942 or that the story w
	as filmed as a silent in 1927\, as "Chicago"\, with Phyllis Haver as R
	oxie Hart. Most people these days will want to see this film in order 
	to compare it to the musical CHICAGO. It would be a shame if that was 
	the only reason people watched this. Ginger Rogers turned in one of th
	e half dozen best performances of her career in the title role. Those 
	who only know her from her musicals paired with Fred Astaire\, this fi
	lm could be a surprise. Ginger had actually managed by 1942 a number o
	f excellent non-musical comedic roles. It is ironic to compare this fi
	lm with the 2002 musical version\, and realize that the nonmusical ver
	sion starred a musical star\, while the musical starred a nonmusical a
	ctress (though Renee Zellweger acquitted herself very well indeed). Ge
	orge Montgomery is good as a young reporter who falls for Roxie\, and 
	the rest of the cast is filled with great character actors like Lynne 
	Overman\, Nigel Bruce\, Spring Byington\, William Frawley\, Sara Allgo
	od\, Phil Silvers\,...all of whom give expert and flawless performance
	s. Order brunch at noon\, then at 1 p.m. find a good viewing seat. Par
	king is available for Tallula and EatBar customers in the lot to the l
	eft of the building\, as well as in the Country Club Cleaners parking 
	lot on Pershing. Street parking is also available on Pershing and Wash
	ington Boulevard. Please take notice of any zone 6 permit restriction 
	signs when parking on the street. For directions and parking go to: Fr
	om Clarendon Metro (Orange Line) Take the Clarenden Metro. At top of e
	scalator\, turn right onto N. Highland Street. At Washington Blvd.\, t
	urn left Walk down on left-hand side of Washington Boulevard for about
	 5 minutes. We are on the left side of the road just before Pershing. 
	http://tallularestaur...\n
LOCATION:Postal code 20224\, United States @ Washington, District of C
	olumbia 20224 United States
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