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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 209

The Front Page

1931101 minUnited States

Video edition: YouTube
Original language: English
This copy runs: 100:25
Subtitles: English

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Synopsis

A star reporter preparing to leave his newspaper becomes absorbed in a condemned man's escape. His editor sees a story too valuable to lose, whatever the reporter's personal plans. The newsroom's pursuit of an exclusive threatens to consume every other obligation.

Cast

Adolphe Menjou

Walter Burns

Pat O'Brien

Hildebrand "Hildy" Johnson

Mary Brian

Peggy Grant

Edward Everett Horton

Roy V. Bensinger

DirectorsLewis Milestone

Inspirations

Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's play supplies the mixture of professional rivalry, political pressure and cynical humour. The Academy Film Archive preserved this early screen version in 2016.

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Adolphe Menjou — CBS Radio · Public domain
Pat O'Brien — Elmer Fryer · Public domain
Mary Brian — Caras y Caretas · Public domain
Edward Everett Horton — James Hargis Connelly · Public domain

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