The Front Page

About The Front Page

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.

The Front Page is a 1931 comedy crime film directed by Lewis Milestone. It runs 101 minutes and was released in April 1931.

Adolphe Menjou appears as Walter Burns, Pat O'Brien as Hildy Johnson, Mary Brian as Peggy Grant, and Edward Everett Horton as Bensinger. Written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur.

Members will find pre-code, reporter, screwball comedy, and newspaper in it. American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Artiflix.

It Happened One Night, His Girl Friday, and Never Been Kissed make useful companions to The Front Page. It scores 6.4 out of 10 from 89 TMDB voters and it carries a NR rating.