Back الصفحة الأولى (فيلم 1931) Arabic الصفحه الاولى ARZ Primera plana (pel·lícula de 1931) Catalan The Front Page Danish The Front Page (Film) German Un gran reportaje Spanish The Front Page Basque صفحه نخست (فیلم ۱۹۳۱) Persian Etusivu uusiksi (vuoden 1931 elokuva) Finnish The Front Page (film, 1931) French
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| 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 |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $700,000[1] |
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.
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".[2][3][4] The film is in the public domain.[5]
Two versions of the film exist, each made up of different takes, one for the international market and director Lewis Milestone's preferred version for its original U.S. domestic release. Both versions are available on home video.[6]
- ^ Balio, Tino (2009). United Artists: The Company Built by the Stars. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-23004-3. p111
- ^ Barnes, Mike (December 28, 2010). "'Empire Strikes Back,' 'Airplane!' Among 25 Movies Named to National Film Registry". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- ^ "Hollywood Blockbusters, Independent Films and Shorts Selected for 2010 National Film Registry". Library of Congress. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ Ladwig, Samantha (September 5, 2017). "30 Hollywood Classics Streaming for Free in the Public Domain". Vulture.com. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
... with the first being the 1931 Lewis Milestone–directed The Front Page, which also fell into the public domain.
- ^ Sragow, Michael (January 11, 2017). "The Front Page: Stop the Presses!". criterion.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.