The Front Page (1974)


The Front Page
Release Date17 December 1974
Budget$4,000,000
TaglineIt's the hottest story since the Chicago Fire... And they're sitting on it.
GenreComedy, Drama, Romance
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassOdd Couple Film, Media Satire, Workplace Comedy
ThemesMembers of the Press
TonesMadcap, Racy, Frantic, Satirical, Irreverent
TagsCorruption, Death Penalty, Editor, Friendship, Journalist, Marriage, Newspaper, Press, Reporter
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The Front Page is a 1974 American comedy-drama film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. The screenplay by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond is based on the 1928 play of the same title by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, which previously was adapted for the screen under its original title in 1931 and as His Girl Friday in 1940. The play also served as the inspiration for Switching Channels in 1988.


Cast and Crew


Walter Matthau
Walter Burns

Susan Sarandon
Peggy Grant

David Wayne
Bensinger

Austin Pendleton
Earl Williams

Herb Edelman
Schwartz

Martin Gabel
Dr. Eggelhofer

Harold Gould
The Mayor

Cliff Osmond
Jacobi

Dick O'Neill
McHugh

Jon Korkes
Rudy Keppler

Lou Frizzell
Endicott

Paul Benedict
Plunkett

Doro Merande
Jennie

Noam Pitlik
Wilson

Joshua Shelley
Cab Driver

Allen Jenkins
Telegrapher

John Furlong
Duffy

Biff Elliot
Police Dispatcher

Barbara Davis
Myrtle

Leonard Bremen
Butch

Carol Burnett
Mollie Malloy

Director

Billy Wilder
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Writer

Ben Hecht

I.A.L. Diamond

Producer

Jennings Lang
executive producer

Paul Monash
producer

Cinematographer

Jordan Cronenweth

Editor

Ralph E. Winters
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Art Director

Henry Bumstead
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Set Decorator

James W. Payne
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Costume Designer

Burton Miller
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Makeup Department

Connie Nichols
hair stylist

Production Manager

Carter De Haven Jr.
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Charles Dismukes
second assistant director

Howard G. Kazanjian
first assistant director

Carey Loftin
second unit director

Sound Department

Jack Bolger
sound re-recording mixer

Robert L. Hoyt
sound

Robert Martin
sound

Ronald Pierce
sound re-recording mixer

George Fredrick
sound editor

Colin C. Mouat
sound editor

Roger Sword
sound editor

Stunts

Max Balchowsky
stunts

Steven Burnett
stunts

Roger Creed
stunts

Howard Curtis
stunts

Fred Dale
stunts

Gary Davis
stunts

Bud Ekins
stunts

Eddie Hice
stunts

Tommy J. Huff
stunts

William T. Lane
stunts

Carey Loftin
stunt coordinator

Gary McLarty
stunts

Paul Nuckles
stunts

John Michael Quijada
stunts

Ronnie Rondell Jr.
stunts

Wally Rose
stunts

Tom Steele
stunts

Jerry Summers
stunts

Marvin Walters
stunts

Richard Washington
stunts

Fred M. Waugh
stunts

Jesse Wayne
stunts

Jack Wilson
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Thomas Del Ruth
camera operator

Music Department

Billy May
music adaptor

Other Crew

Wayne Fitzgerald
title designer

Rex McGee
assistant: Billy Wilder

Production Company

Universal Pictures
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Distributor

Universal Pictures

Cinéma International Corporation (CIC)

Madman Entertainment
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National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Universal Music & Video Distribution (UMVD)

Miscellaneous

Universal Title
titles and opticals

Cinematique
cosmetics