The Front Page
The film tells a story of a cruel newspaper editor Walter Burns and his excellent reporter Hildy believing together can make wonderful things. One day, Hildy makes a decision to leave the newspaper business and gets married which threatens the future of newspaper. What does he face if he wants to attain his goal?
19 June 1912, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
10 December 1923, Schenectady, New York, USA
31 March 1892, Columbus, Kansas, USA
13 November 1915, Brooklyn, New York, USA
26 February 1937, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
28 February 1923, Highland Falls, New York, USA
26 April 1933, San Antonio, Texas, USA
14 April 1933, Albany, New York, USA
27 January 1920, New York City, New York, USA
7 January 1920, Naples, Campania, Italy
27 March 1940, Warren, Ohio, USA
30 January 1914, Traverse City, Michigan, USA
4 November 1932, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1 October 1920, Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
17 September 1938, Silver City, New Mexico, USA
29 August 1928, New York City, New York, USA
5 November 1933, Brooklyn, New York, USA
26 July 1923, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
4 October 1946, New York City, New York, USA
4 December 1945, USA
9 April 1900, Richmond [now Staten Island], New York City, New York, USA
22 November 1939, Newark, New Jersey, USA
8 February 1925, Newton, Massachusetts, USA
10 June 1920, Missouri, USA
July 30, 2002
It bombed then. It looks better now, but it's still a distant third in films of the play
July 25, 2002
Not the finest adaptation of the oft-visited source material, but hey, it's Wilder, Lemmon, and Matthau!
January 01, 2000
It drags in the middle, but a good first act and a stellar finale make the movie completely worthwhile.
July 09, 2005
not up to the original
October 06, 2007
Full of wonderful comedic business, throw-away lines and some effortless ensemble set pieces, The Front Page bristles with its collection of talents on both sides of the camera.... It's that Billy Wilder touch of hurtful grains of truth inside every com
March 17, 2006
Funny retelling with Lemmon and Matthau guided by Billy Wilder.
August 14, 2007
This slick remake of the ebullient original falls short of being the film it could have been, despite the presence of master filmmaker Wilder and his engaging costars.
January 01, 2000
Even though the mechanics and demands of movie-making slow what should be the furious tempo, this Front Page displays a giddy bitterness that is rare in any films except those of Mr. Wilder. It is also, much of the time, extremely funny.
May 24, 2003
Matthau and Lemmon put in their usual faultless turns, but cannot lift a pervading air of pointlessness.
February 22, 2012
This third version of the 1928 smash play is only mildly entertaining; Billy Wilder has no new take on the text and his stars may be too old.
March 16, 2007
Too much of it seemed stretched thin and unfunny.
January 26, 2006
It relies too much on foul language, inappropriate slapstick, and superficial cynicism.
