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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:awards
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Nominated for Academy Awards.
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gptkbp:based_on
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The Front Page (play)
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gptkbp:box_office
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$1.5 million
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Sheriff_Hartman
gptkb:Walter_Burns
gptkb:Earl_Williams
gptkb:Hildy_Johnson
gptkb:Maggie
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:Gordon_Avil
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gptkbp:color
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Black and white
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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Positive
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Considered a classic of American cinema.
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Lewis_Milestone
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
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gptkbp:editing
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gptkb:Arthur_P._Schmidt
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:comedy
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gptkbp:home_media_release
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gptkb:DVD
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Front Page (film)
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gptkbp:influenced
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Subsequent newspaper comedies
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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Silent film era comedies.
The Front Page (play) by Ben Hecht and Charles Mac Arthur
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gptkbp:inspired
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Various adaptations.
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:legacy
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Considered a precursor to the screwball comedy.
Influenced modern newsroom dramas.
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Alfred_Newman
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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' The news is what I say it is.'
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gptkbp:notable_scene
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The escape scene.
The final chase.
The newspaper office chaos.
The press conference scene.
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gptkbp:plot
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A newspaper reporter tries to get his former partner out of retirement.
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gptkbp:premiere
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
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gptkbp:release_date
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1931
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gptkbp:release_format
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Theatrical
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gptkbp:remake
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gptkb:The_Front_Page_(1974)
gptkb:His_Girl_Friday
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gptkbp:runtime
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92 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:Ben_Hecht
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gptkbp:set_in
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gptkb:Chicago
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:prison
gptkb:Cafeteria
City streets
Newspaper office
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Pat_O'_Brien
gptkb:Edward_Arnold
gptkb:Adolphe_Menjou
gptkb:Mary_Brian
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:friendship
Journalism
Romantic tension
Ethics in reporting
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Howard_Hughes
gptkb:play
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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