The Front Page (1974)
It's the hottest story since the Chicago fire...and they're sitting on it.
1974 · PG · 1h 45m · Comedy
Genres: Comedy
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: Billy Wilder
Writers: I. A. L. Diamond, Billy Wilder
Cinematography: Jordan Cronenweth
Editor: Ralph E. Winters
Box office: $15M · Budget: $4M · Rated 7.3/10 by 388 viewers
Cast
Jack Lemmon as Hildebrand JohnsonWalter Matthau as Walter BurnsSusan Sarandon as Peggy GrantVincent Gardenia as SheriffDavid Wayne as Roy BensingerAllen Garfield as KrugerAustin Pendleton as Earl WilliamsCharles Durning as MurphyHerb Edelman as SchwartzMartin Gabel as Dr. Max J. EggelhoferHarold Gould as MayorCliff Osmond as Officer JacobiMore like this
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