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  • The Front Page (1931)
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    101 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The Front Page (1931)
Approved
101 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A crusading newspaper editor tricks his retiring star reporter into covering one last case.
Director
Writers
Ben Hecht (by) | Charles MacArthur (by) | Bartlett Cormack (adaptation by) | Charles Lederer (additional dialogue by)
Cinematographer
Glen MacWilliams (photography)
Editor
Duncan Mansfield (as W. Duncan Mansfield)
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Release date
Apr 4, 1931 (United States)

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29 cast members
Name Known for
Adolphe Menjou
Walter Burns Walter Burns   See fewer
Pat O'Brien
Hildy Johnson Hildy Johnson   See fewer
Mary Brian
Peggy Grant Peggy Grant   See fewer
Edward Everett Horton
Bensinger Bensinger   See fewer
Walter Catlett
Murphy (as Walter L. Catlett) Murphy (as Walter L. Catlett)   See fewer
George E. Stone
Earl Williams Earl Williams   See fewer
Mae Clarke
Molly Molly   See fewer
Matt Moore
Kruger Kruger   See fewer
Clarence Wilson
Sheriff Hartman (as Clarence H. Wilson) Sheriff Hartman (as Clarence H. Wilson)   See fewer
Fred Howard
Schwartz (as Freddie Howard) Schwartz (as Freddie Howard)   See fewer
Phil Tead
Wilson Wilson   See fewer
Eugene Strong
Endicott (as Gene Strong) Endicott (as Gene Strong)   See fewer
Spencer Charters
Woodenshoes Woodenshoes   See fewer
Maurice Black
Diamond Louie Diamond Louie   See fewer
Effie Ellsler
Mrs. Grant Mrs. Grant   See fewer
James Gordon
The Mayor The Mayor   See fewer
Richard Alexander
Jacobi (uncredited) Jacobi (uncredited)   See fewer
James Donlan
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Dot Farley
Madame (uncredited) Madame (uncredited)   See fewer
Francis Ford
Carl - a Detective (uncredited) Carl - a Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Sol Gorss
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Max Hoffman Jr.
Searcher at Speakeasy Door (uncredited) Searcher at Speakeasy Door (uncredited)   See fewer
George Magrill
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Lewis Milestone
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Professor Max J. Egelhoffer (uncredited) Professor Max J. Egelhoffer (uncredited)   See fewer
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