The Front Page

The Front Page

Release: 1974 | Community Score: 73%

Ruthless Chicago newspaper editor Walter Burns resorts to dubious motives in order to get top reporter Hildy Johnson to cover one more big crime story before retirement.

Cast

Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Hildebrand Johnson
Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Walter Burns
Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Peggy Grant
Vincent Gardenia

Vincent Gardenia

Sheriff
David Wayne

David Wayne

Roy Bensinger
Allen Garfield

Allen Garfield

Kruger
Austin Pendleton

Austin Pendleton

Earl Williams
Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Murphy
Herb Edelman

Herb Edelman

Schwartz
Martin Gabel

Martin Gabel

Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer
Harold Gould

Harold Gould

Mayor
Cliff Osmond

Cliff Osmond

Officer Jacobi
Dick O'Neill

Dick O'Neill

McHugh
Jon Korkes

Jon Korkes

Rudy Keppler
Carol Burnett

Carol Burnett

Mollie Malloy
Paul Benedict

Paul Benedict

Plunkett
Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

Telegrapher
Barbara Davis

Barbara Davis

Myrtle
Biff Elliot

Biff Elliot

Police Dispatcher
Lou Frizzell

Lou Frizzell

Endicott
Doro Merande

Doro Merande

Jennie
Noam Pitlik

Noam Pitlik

Wilson
Joshua Shelley

Joshua Shelley

Cab Driver
John Furlong

John Furlong

Duffy
Leonard Bremen

Leonard Bremen

Butch