The Front Page
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The Front Page (1931)

Genres - Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance  |   Release Date - Apr 4, 1931  |   Run Time - 101 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - TV-PG
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The Front Page is a 1931 American pre-Code screwball black comedy film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Adolphe Menjou and Pat O'Brien. Based on the 1928 Broadway play of the same name by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, the film was produced by Howard Hughes, written by Bartlett Cormack and Charles Lederer, and distributed by United Artists. The supporting cast includes Mary Brian, Edward Everett Horton, Walter Catlett, George E. Stone, Mae Clarke, Slim Summerville, and Matt Moore. At the 4th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Picture, Milestone for Best Director, and Menjou for Best Actor.

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Academy Awards, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Picture, Broadway, Front Page, Library Of Congress, Menjou, Milestone, Newspaper, Newspaper Editor, Press Room, Rolltop Desk, Screwball Comedy, United States National Film Registry

Attributes

Based On: based on plays
Narrative Location: Chicago
Subject: capital punishment

Alternate Titles

A Primeira Página
BR
Címlapsztori
HU
Det stora reportaget
SE
El cuarto poder
AR
Etusivu uusiksi
FI
Hanzai toshi
JP
Primera plana
ES
Spéciale première
FR
Strona tytułowa
PL
The Front Page
GB, US
Última Hora
BR
Un gran reportaje
ES
Первая полоса
, RU
犯罪都市（1931）
JP