The Front Page(1974)

It's the hottest story since the Chicago fire...and they're sitting on it.

73

1h 45m

  • Comedy

Overview

Ruthless Chicago newspaper editor Walter Burns resorts to dubious motives in order to get top reporter Hildy Johnson to cover one more big crime story before retirement.

Cast

  • Jack Lemmon

    Jack Lemmon

    Hildebrand Johnson

  • Walter Matthau

    Walter Matthau

    Walter Burns

  • Susan Sarandon

    Susan Sarandon

    Peggy Grant

  • Vincent Gardenia

    Vincent Gardenia

    Sheriff

  • David Wayne

    David Wayne

    Roy Bensinger

  • Allen Garfield

    Allen Garfield

    Kruger

  • Austin Pendleton

    Austin Pendleton

    Earl Williams

  • Charles Durning

    Charles Durning

    Murphy

  • Herb Edelman

    Herb Edelman

    Schwartz

  • Martin Gabel

    Martin Gabel

    Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer

  • Harold Gould

    Harold Gould

    Mayor

  • Cliff Osmond

    Cliff Osmond

    Officer Jacobi

  • Dick O'Neill

    Dick O'Neill

    McHugh

  • Carol Burnett

    Carol Burnett

    Mollie Malloy

  • Paul Benedict

    Paul Benedict

    Plunkett

  • Allen Jenkins

    Allen Jenkins

    Telegrapher

  • Biff Elliot

    Biff Elliot

    Police Dispatcher

  • Lou Frizzell

    Lou Frizzell

    Endicott

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    Status

    Released (Nov 1, 1974)

    Budget

    $4,000,000

    Revenue

    $15,000,000

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