The Front Page
A Picture That Has Cracked This Shock-Proof Town Wide Open!
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- Drama
- Crime
- Comedy
- Romance
Overview
Hildy Johnson is an investigative reporter looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer escapes from custody, Hildy sees an opportunity for the story of a lifetime. But when he finds the criminal, he learns that the man may not be guilty. With the help of his editor, Hildy attempts to hide the convict, uncover the conspiracy and write the scoop of his career.
Keywords
- newspaper
- reporter
- escaped convict
- screwball comedy
- pre-code
- editor
- newspaper editor
- press room
- rolltop desk
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 4, 1931
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- United Artists,The Caddo Company
- Cast
- Mary Brian,Gustav von Seyffertitz,Adolphe Menjou,James Gordon,Matt Moore,Sol Gorss,Herman J. Mankiewicz,Pat O'Brien,George Magrill,Spencer Chartersand 19 more
- Director
- Lewis Milestone
- Producer
- Howard Hughes,Lewis Milestone
- Cinematography
- Glen MacWilliams
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0021890