The front page

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Hildy Johnson was going to dump his career as a courtroom newspaper reporter -- until an inmate who has been sentenced to death escapes, and Johnson uses his honeymoon nest egg to pay off an inside source, triggering an avalanche of hilarious mayhem.

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Escaped prisoners Drama

Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964 Film adaptations

Journalists Drama

MacArthur, Charles, 1895-1956 Film adaptations

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ISBN:

9780778604259

Uniform Title:

Front page (Motion picture : 1931)

Description:

1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
monochrome
digital video
videodisc
DVD
video file DVD

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated

Notes:

Based on the play by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur as produced by Jed Harris
Originally released as a motion picture in 1931
Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian, Edward Everett Horton, Walter L. Catlett, George E. Stone, Mae Clarke, Slim Summerville, Matt Moore, Frank McHugh, Clarence H. Wilson, Freddie Howard, Phil Tead, Gene Strong, Spencer Charters, Maurice Black, Effie Ellsler, Dorthea Wolbert, James Gordon
DVD, NTSC

Control Number:

2902502

UPC:

090328309862

Other Authors:

Brian, Mary, 1906-2002, actor
Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964. Front page
MacArthur, Charles, 1895-1956
Menjou, Adolphe, 1890-1963, actor
Milestone, Lewis, 1895-1980, producer, director
Miracle Pictures (Distribution company)
O'Brien, Pat, 1899-1983, actor

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