Watch The Front Page (1974) Official Trailer
It's the hottest story since the Chicago fire...and they're sitting on it.
7.3 / 10 IMDb November 1, 1974 1h 45m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 45m
Release Date
November 1, 1974
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Budget
$4,000,000
Revenue
$15,000,000
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Jack Lemmon
as Hildebrand Johnson
Walter Matthau
as Walter Burns
Susan Sarandon
as Peggy Grant
Vincent Gardenia
as Sheriff
David Wayne
as Roy Bensinger
Allen Garfield
as Kruger
Austin Pendleton
as Earl Williams
Charles Durning
as Murphy
Herb Edelman
as Schwartz
Martin Gabel
as Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer
Harold Gould
as Mayor
Cliff Osmond
as Officer Jacobi
Dick O'Neill
as McHugh
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Jon Korkes
as Rudy Keppler
Carol Burnett
as Mollie Malloy
Paul Benedict
as Plunkett
Allen Jenkins
as Telegrapher
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Barbara Davis
as Myrtle
Biff Elliot
as Police Dispatcher
Lou Frizzell
as Endicott
Production Companies
Universal PicturesThe Front Page Official Trailer 1974
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