The Front Page

The Front Page

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

1974•1h 45m•7.3/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.3/10(376)

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.

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Production

Universal Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

Jon Korkes

Rudy Keppler

Carol Burnett

Carol Burnett

Mollie Malloy

Paul Benedict

Paul Benedict

Plunkett

Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

Telegrapher

Barbara Davis

Myrtle

Biff Elliot

Biff Elliot

Police Dispatcher

Lou Frizzell

Lou Frizzell

Endicott

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