[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":126},["ShallowReactive",2],{"movie-seo-tt0021890":3},{"movieId":4,"title":5,"year":6,"sources":7,"metadata":65,"relatedMovies":78,"similarMovies":91,"collections":119,"is_curated":123,"verified":124,"lastUpdated":125},"tt0021890","The Front Page",1931,[8,19,28,37,45,53,60],{"channelId":9,"sourceId":10,"id":10,"title":11,"description":12,"addedAt":13,"duration":14,"language":15,"year":6,"viewCount":16,"type":17,"channelName":18},"UCOg0aMAXmF3o5m243PxhE5g","oZsq52_-rz0","The Front Page (1931) [Comedy]","\"The Front Page\" is a 1931 American comedy film, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Adolphe Menjou and Pat O'Brien. Based on a Broadway play of the same name, 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, George E. Stone, Matt Moore, and Edward Everett Horton. At the 4th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Picture, Milestone for Best Director, and Menjou for Best Actor.\n\nThe film, considered a screwball comedy, centers on an investigative reporter (Pat O'Brien) and his editor (Adolphe Menjou), who hope to cash in on a big story involving an escaped accused murderer (Stone) and hide him in a rolltop desk while everybody else tries to find him.\n\n---\n\nDirected by Lewis Milestone, produced by Lewis Milestone and Howard Hughes, written by Bartlett Cormack and Charles Lederer, starring Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien and Mary Brian.\n\n---\n\nSource: \"The Front Page (1931 film)\" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 12 July 2012. Web. 20 July 2012. http:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FThe_Front_Page_(1931_film).\n\nIf you like this movie and our channel, please subscribe: https:\u002F\u002Fgoo.gl\u002F0qDmXe",1766529726,4224,"en",63264,"youtube","Timeless Classic Movies",{"channelId":20,"sourceId":21,"id":21,"title":22,"description":23,"addedAt":24,"duration":25,"language":15,"year":6,"viewCount":26,"type":17,"channelName":27},"UCE34fwgW7kWr7tc7YiOWtRw","FUrUELGDEoY","The Front Page (1931) PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD","Stars: Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian\nDirector: Lewis Milestone\nWriters: Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur\n\nHildy Johnson, newspaper reporter, is engaged to Peggy Grant and planning to move to New York for a higher paying advertising job. The court press room is full of lame reporters who invent stories as much as write them. All are waiting to cover the hanging of Earl Williams. When Williams escapes from the inept Sheriff, Hildy seizes the opportunity by using his $260 honeymoon money to payoff an insider and get the scoop on the escape. However, Walter Burns, the Post's editor, is slow to repay Hildy back, hoping that he will stay on the story. Getting a major scoop looks possible when Hildy stumbles onto the bewildered escapee and hides him in a roll-top desk in the press room. Burns shows up to help. Can they keep Williams' whereabouts secret long enough to get the scoop, especially with the Sheriff and other reporters hovering around?",1766793329,5997,20606,"PizzaFlix",{"channelId":29,"sourceId":30,"id":30,"title":31,"description":32,"addedAt":33,"duration":34,"language":15,"year":6,"viewCount":35,"type":17,"channelName":36},"UCycDFnpMeWzaITQSD1dWsOA","SS2Kezl0EZ4","The Front Page (1931) Comedy, Crime | Breaking News: Classic Journalism Hijinks","A crusading newspaper editor tricks his retiring star reporter into covering one last case.\n\nDirector: Lewis Milestone\nWriters: Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur \nStars: Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian \nGenres: Classics, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Rom-Com\n\n@CultCinemaClassics",1766796682,6025,71151,"Cult Cinema Classics",{"channelId":38,"sourceId":39,"id":39,"title":5,"description":40,"size":41,"addedAt":42,"year":6,"downloads":43,"type":38,"channelName":44},"archive.org","TheFrontPage1931AdolpheMenjouPatOBrienLewismiles","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.imdb.com\u002Ftitle\u002Ftt0021890\u002F There's nothing like an original !!! Hildy Johnson (Pat O'Brien), newspaper reporter, is engaged to Peggy Grant and planning to move to New York for a higher paying advertising job. The court press room is full of lame reporters who invent stories as much as write them. All are waiting to cover the hanging of Earl Williams. When Williams escapes from the inept Sheriff, Hildy seizes the opportunity by using his $260 honeymoon money to payoff an insider and get the scoop on the escape. However, Walter Burns (Adolphe Menjou), the Post's editor, is slow to repay Hildy back, hoping that he will stay on the story. Getting a major scoop looks possible when Hildy stumbles onto the bewildered escapee and hides him in a roll-top desk in the press room. Burns shows up to help. Can they keep Williams' whereabouts secret long enough to get the scoop, especially with the Sheriff and other reporters hovering around? Nominated for three Oscars",2225491349,1767744425,107402,"Archive.org",{"channelId":38,"sourceId":46,"id":46,"title":47,"description":48,"size":49,"addedAt":50,"language":51,"year":6,"downloads":52,"type":38,"channelName":44},"front-page-1931-pat-obrien","The Front Page 1931 colorized (Pat O'Brien)","Chicago's top newspaper reporter (Pat O'Brien) plans to move to New York to take a higher paying advertising job and marry his sweetheart (Mary Brian). But he can't resist going after the story when a high-profile prisoner (George E. Stone) escapes a scheduled hanging. The newspaper's editor (Adolphe Menjou) goes to extraordinary lengths to keep him working on getting the scoop. A wild melee ensues when the possibly-innocent escapee hides in the courthouse press room. Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor (Adolphe Menjou), and Best Director (Lewis Milestone) I colorized this using AI software that doesn't always get the colors right, but I think it looks fairly natural. Hopefully a more professional job will be done someday.",1117238194,1767744512,"eng",1658,{"channelId":38,"sourceId":54,"id":54,"title":55,"description":56,"size":57,"addedAt":58,"language":51,"year":6,"downloads":59,"type":38,"channelName":44},"the-front-page-1931_202402","The Front Page (1931)","Hildy Johnson is an investigative reporter looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer escapes from custody, Hildy sees an opportunity for the story of a lifetime. But when he finds the criminal, he learns that the man may not be guilty. With the help of his editor, Hildy attempts to hide the convict, uncover the conspiracy and write the scoop of his career. Watch on RetroFlix:  https:\u002F\u002Fretroflix.org\u002Fthe-front-page-1931\u002F",1222619995,1767744717,186,{"channelId":38,"sourceId":61,"id":61,"title":55,"description":62,"size":63,"addedAt":58,"language":51,"year":6,"downloads":64,"type":38,"channelName":44},"the-front-page-1931_20250709","I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. Overshadowed by its eventual remake, The Front Page follows a newspaper reporter who wants to retire to live with his new fiancé, though his editor tries any method available to prevent that. His Girl Friday and the 1978 version are better remembered today, but this adaptation of the 1928 play was nominated for three Academy Awards and was a box office hit on release. ",3886703137,73,{"Rated":66,"Runtime":67,"imdbRating":68,"imdbVotes":69,"Genre":70,"Plot":71,"Director":72,"Writer":73,"Actors":74,"Language":75,"Country":76,"Awards":77},"Approved","101 min",6.7,3541,"Comedy, Crime, Drama","Hildy Johnson, newspaper reporter, is engaged to Peggy Grant and planning to move to New York for a higher paying advertising job. The court press room is full of lame reporters who invent stories as much as write them. All are waiting to cover the hanging of Earl Williams. When Williams escapes from the inept Sheriff, Hildy seizes the opportunity by using his $260 honeymoon money to payoff an insider and get the scoop on the escape. However, Walter Burns, the Post's editor, is slow to repay Hildy back, hoping that he will stay on the story. Getting a major scoop looks possible when Hildy stumbles onto the bewildered escapee and hides him in a roll-top desk in the press room. Burns shows up to help. 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