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Release Date: 1974

Cast: Herb Edelman, Jack Lemmon, Jon Korkes, Martin Gabel, Susan Sarandon, Vincent Gardenia, Paul Benedict, Walter Matthau, Dick O'Neill, Cliff Osmond, Allen Garfield, Harold Gould ...MORE

Categories: Movies, Romantic comedy, Comedy, Romance Film, Period piece

The Front Page is a 1974 American comedy-drama film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. The screenplay by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond is based on Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's play of the same name (1928), which has inspired several other films. Chicago Examiner reporter Hildy Johnson has just quit his job in order to marry Peggy Grant and start a new career when, shortly prior to his scheduled execution, convicted revolutionary Earl Williams escapes from death row in the Cook County Jail and secretes himself in a rolltop desk in the Criminal Court... MORE

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The Front Page ** 3 Oscar Nominations ** Newspaper reporter Hildy Johnson is engaged to Peggy Grant and planning to move to New York for a higher paying job. However, Walter Burns, the Post's editor, is hoping that he will stay on. Getting a major scoop is what Hildy needs to move on. It looks possible when he stumbles on innocent death row escapee Earl Williams and hides him in a roll-top desk in the press room. But the challenge is keeping him a secret from not just his boss, but also the sheriff. Remade with switched roles as "His Girl Friday". From: openflix Views: 9878 26 ratings Time: 01:39:57 More in Movies

The Front Page - Hildy Leaves With Peggy Part 3
The clip hildy leaves with peggy Part 3 from The Front Page (1974) with Walter Matthau
The Front Page - Hildy Leaves With Peggy Part 2
The clip hildy leaves with peggy Part 2 from The Front Page (1974)
The Front Page - Confronting The Mayor In Jail Part 2
The clip confronting the mayor in jail Part 2 from The Front Page (1974)
The Front Page - In The Jail Part 2
The clip in the jail Part 2 from The Front Page (1974)
The Front Page - Opening The Desk Part 2
The clip opening the desk Part 2 from The Front Page (1974)
The Front Page - The Sheriff Searches For Earl Part 2
The clip the sheriff searches for earl Part 2 from The Front Page (1974)
The Front Page - The Sheriff Suspects Hildy Part 2
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The Front Page - Sending Bensinger To Duffy Part 2
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The Front Page - Writing The Story - Peggy Leaves Part 3
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