The Front Page (1931) | Directed by Lewis Milestone - Full Movie

A crusading newspaper editor tricks his retiring star reporter into covering one last case.

The Front Page is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Adolphe Menjou and Pat O'Brien. Based on a 1928 Broadway play of the same name by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, the film was produced by Howard Hughes, written by Bartlett Cormack and Charles Lederer, and distributed by United Artists. The supporting cast includes Mary Brian, George E. Stone, Matt Moore, Edward Everett Horton and Walter Catlett. At the 4th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Picture, Milestone for Best Director, and Menjou for Best Actor.

In 2010, this film was selected for the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film is in the public domain.

Directed by: Lewis Milestone
Screenplay by: Bartlett Cormack, Charles Lederer
Based on The Front Page by Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur
Produced by: Lewis Milestone, Howard Hughes
Starring: Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian, Edward Everett Horton
Cinematography: Glen MacWilliams
Edited by: W. Duncan Mansfield
Color process: Black and white
Production company: The Caddo Company
Distributed by: United Artists
Release date: April 4, 1931
Running time: 101 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Box office: $700,000