The Front Page

Here's a film that thinks it's about the newspaper business. A Chicago reporter on the verge of quitting gets caught up in one last story involving an escaped convict. It competently delivers what it promises, provided you don't mind a little shouting.

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Lewis Milestone directed The Front Page in 1931. See Lewis Milestone's full filmography, where to start with Lewis Milestone, or where to go after you've seen everything by Lewis Milestone.

The Front Page was released in 1931 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 101 minutes.