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They'd do anything for a story…and do.

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A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit.

Credits

The Front Page Cast

Name Character
Susan Sarandon She was 28, now 78 years old as Peggy Grant
Charles Durning He was 51, 89 years old when he died as Murphy
Paul Benedict He was 36, 70 years old when he died as Plunkett
Walter Matthau He was 54, 79 years old when he died as Walter Burns/Otto Fishbine
Allen Garfield He was 35, now 85 years old as Kruger
Austin Pendleton He was 34, now 84 years old as Earl Williams
Vincent Gardenia He was 54, 72 years old when he died as 'Honest Pete' Hartman Sheriff of Clark County
Harold Gould He was 50, 86 years old when he died as The Mayor/Herbie/Green Hornet
David Wayne He was 60, 81 years old when he died as Roy Bensinger of the Tribune
Leonard Bremen He was 59, 70 years old when he died as Butch
Dick O'Neill He was 46, 70 years old when he died as McHugh
Biff Elliot He was 51, 89 years old when he died as Police Dispatcher
Martin Gabel He was 62, 73 years old when he died as Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer
Jack Lemmon He was 49, 76 years old when he died as Hildebrand Johnson
Allen Jenkins He was 74, 74 years old when he died as Telegrapher
Carol Burnett She was 41, now 91 years old as Mollie Malloy
Lou Frizzell He was 54, 59 years old when he died as Endicott
Herb Edelman He was 41, 62 years old when he died as Schwartz
Cliff Osmond He was 37, 75 years old when he died as Officer Jacobi
John Furlong He was 41, 75 years old when he died as Duffy
Doro Merande She was 82, 83 years old when she died as Jennie
Jon Korkes He was 28, now 79 years old as Rudy Keppler of the Chicago Examiner
Barbara Davis as Myrtle

The Front Page Crew

Name Department
Jordan Cronenweth as Director of Photography. He was 39 (61) years old when He died Camera
Paul Monash as Producer. He was 57 (85) years old when He died Production
Jennings Lang as Executive Producer. He was 59 (81) years old when He died Production
James W. Payne as Set Decoration. He was 45 (62) years old when He died Art
Burton Miller as Costume Design. He was 48 (56) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Robert Martin as Sound Designer. Sound
Robert L. Hoyt as Sound Designer. Sound
Billy Wilder as Director. He was 68 (95) years old when He died Directing
Billy Wilder as Screenplay. He was 68 (95) years old when He died Writing
I. A. L. Diamond as Screenplay. He was 54 (67) years old when He died Writing
Ralph E. Winters as Editor. He was 65 (94) years old when He died Editing
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The Front Page (50 years)

They'd do anything for a story…and do.

  • Release day: Friday, November 01, 1974
  • Runtime: 105 minutes
  • Budget: 4000000.00