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📊 Film Specifications

Director Lewis Milestone

Writer Ben Hecht (Writer), Charles MacArthur (Writer), Bartlett Cormack (Adaptation)

Release Date April 4, 1931

Runtime 101 min (1h 41m)

Country United States of America

Language EN

Budget N/A

Box Office N/A

Studios The Caddo Company • United Artists

The Front Page (1931)

Name: The Front Page
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Released: 1931-04-04
Rating: 3.2

Directed by Lewis Milestone

• Written by Ben Hecht , Charles MacArthur , Bartlett Cormack

"A Picture That Has Cracked This Shock-Proof Town Wide Open!"

⭐ 3.2 / 5 (90 votes) ⏱️ 101 min 🎬 Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance

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'Rating Consensus & Critics'

Live Multi-Source

– / 5

MATCHCUT Members

– / 10

IMDb Audience

– %

TOMATOMETER Critics

– / 100

METASCORE Top Critics

6.4 / 10

TMDB (90)

Ratings Breakdown:

90 TMDB votes

0.5 Stars 'Community distribution populates with member logs' 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

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.