The Front Page 50 years old
They'd do anything for a story…and do.
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 |
| Dick O'Neill He was 46, 70 years old when he died | as McHugh |
| Leonard Bremen He was 59, 70 years old when he died | as Butch |
| 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 |
| Barbara Davis | as Myrtle |
| Jon Korkes He was 28, now 78 years old | as Rudy Keppler of the Chicago Examiner |
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 |
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