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The Front Page

Name: The Front Page
Genre: comedy, crime, drama
Duration: 100 min

1931 · 100 min

IMDb3,908 votes6.7 / 10 Rotten Tomatoes Audience45 votes59%Rotten Tomatoes Critics17 reviews88%Metacritic8 reviews76 / 100

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Synopsis

Hildy Johnson's current employer is full of reporters who invent stories as much as write about them. The paper's current story focuses on the hanging of Earl Williams. When Williams escapes from jail, Hildy seizes upon the opportunity for a unique scoop.

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Released: 1931
Runtime: 100 minutes
Genres: comedy, crime, drama

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Cast & crew

Cast

Adolphe Menjou
Pat O'Brien
Mary Brian
Edward Everett Horton
Walter Catlett
George E. Stone
Mae Clarke

Director

Lewis Milestone

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