The Front Page (1931)

19311h 40mdir. Lewis Milestone, Nate WattUnited Statescomedy film

With Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian, George E. Stone, Edward Everett Horton, Walter Catlett, Frank McHugh, Mae Clarke

Directed by Lewis Milestone, Nate Watt

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The Front Page is a 1931 American pre-Code screwball black comedy film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Adolphe Menjou and Pat O'Brien. Based on the 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, Edward Everett Horton, Walter Catlett, George E. Stone, Mae Clarke, Slim Summerville, and Matt Moore. At the 4th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Picture, Milestone for Best Director, and Menjou for Best Actor.

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