---
title: 'The Front Page (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lewis Milestone'
released: '1931-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-front-page-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021890/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Front Page (1931)

1931 · 101 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lewis Milestone](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-milestone)
- **Producer:** [Lewis Milestone](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-milestone), [Howard Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-hughes)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles Lederer](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lederer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ernö Rapée](https://cinepixo.com/people/erno-rapee)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tony Gaudio](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-gaudio), [Hal Mohr](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-mohr), [Glen MacWilliams](https://cinepixo.com/people/glen-macwilliams)
- **Editor:** [W. Duncan Mansfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-duncan-mansfield)

## Cast

- [George E. Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-e-stone)
- [Edward Everett Horton](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-everett-horton)
- [Gustav von Seyffertitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustav-von-seyffertitz)
- [Adolphe Menjou](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolphe-menjou)
- [Slim Summerville](https://cinepixo.com/people/slim-summerville)
- [Matt Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-moore)
- [James Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-gordon)
- [Walter Catlett](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-catlett)
- [Mae Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/mae-clarke)
- [Frank McHugh](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-mchugh)
- [Pat O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-o-brien)
- [Clarence Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/clarence-wilson)
- [Herman J. Mankiewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/herman-j-mankiewicz)
- [Clark Gable](https://cinepixo.com/people/clark-gable)
- [Lewis Milestone](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-milestone)

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