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The Front Page is a Broadway comedy about newspaper reporters on the police beat. Written by former Chicago reporters Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, it was first produced in 1928 and has been adapted for the cinema several times. The play entered the public domain in the United States in 2024.
The Front Page is a 1974 American black comedy-drama film directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.
Dec 20, 1974 · A classic screwball comedy directed by Billy Wilder, starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as a reporter and an editor in Chicago. The film is based on a play by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, and features a plot involving a prison escape and a hanging.
- (15K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Billy Wilder
- 1974-12-20
A newspaper editor and a reporter try to cover the escape of a prisoner from a small town in this classic adaptation of a stage play. The film features fast-paced dialogue, slapstick humor, and a star-studded cast, but also some censorship issues and goofs.
- (3.5K)
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Lewis Milestone
- 1931-04-04
A classic comedy about a newspaper editor and a reporter who try to scoop the hanging of a murderer in Chicago. The film features fast-paced dialogue, witty banter, and a twisty plot that influenced many screwball comedies.
Successful Chicago newspaper reporter Hildy Johnson (Jack Lemmon) is hanging up his journalist's hat to marry Peggy Grant (Susan Sarandon). When his...
- (31)
- Comedy, Drama
- PG
The Front Page is a comedy about a group of reporters covering a controversial execution in Chicago. It was a hit on Broadway in 1928 and influenced the portrayal of journalists in film and theater.
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