Tcmdb archive materials view all archives 0 dvds from tcm shop. Rent the front page 1931 starring adolphe menjou and pat obrien on dvd and bluray. A slapdash, mapcap film filled with sharp dialogue, the front page is reminiscent of older films that accentuated good writing and fastpaced dialogue none of this subtext shit. In the film, hildy is a woman, specifically burns exwife. Complete cast announced for the broadway revival of the front. The following movie background information is courtesy of the internet movie database imdb and the american film institute. The film centres on star newspaper reporter hildy johnson played by pat obrien, who is quitting his job in chicago to move to new york city with his fiancee.
The film also took many cues from the stage play with the same name that was created by hamilton deane and john balderston in 1924. Raucous, irreverent, and remarkably funny, the front page is a landmark in cinema history a brilliantly orchestrated, highspeed satire that set the standard for the countless screwball comedies that followed in its wake. Sep 21, 2011 a newspaper editor and his best reporter, hildy johnson, agree to cover the execution of convicted police killer earl williams. The front page should take an esteemed place in film history for being the fertile breeding ground of screwball comedy in general and many of its masterpieces, including his girl friday, in particular. This film stars adolphe menjou as chicago newspaper editor walter burns and pat obrien as his star reporter hildy johnson. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. A critical sensation and a runaway hit in its original theatrical form in 1928, the play proved even more of a trendsetter when it first hit the screen in 1931. The film was completed in 1941 but wasnt actually released widely until.
Introduction exploring movie construction and production. The front page 1931 film the front page is a 1931 american precode comedy film, directed by lewis milestone and starring adolphe menjou and pat obrien. Hollywood movie classics to stream free business insider. Also presented here is a brandnew restoration of the 1931 film the front page, lewis milestones famous precode adaptation of the same material. The front page is a 1974 american black comedydrama film directed by billy wilder and starring jack lemmon and walter matthau. The front page 1931, lewis milestone cynical reporters, corrupt politics, boneheaded cops, sensationseeking editors, and a murderer in a rolltop desk. The front page 1931, directed by lewis milestone, starring adolphe menjou and pat obrien and helen kane. John recently completed jonathan taplitskys churchill where he. His girl friday 1940 with the character of hildy johnson played by a female, rosalind russell, the front page 1974 with jack lemmon and walter matthau, and switching channels 1988.
This is the front page 1931 academy restorationhd by california film institute on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. With jack lemmon, walter matthau, susan sarandon, vincent gardenia. The front page play by hecht and macarthur britannica. In 1940 it was remade as his girl friday, which did a gender flip, casting rosalind russell as a female hildy johnson, and making walter her exhusband as well as her old boss. The front page movie posters from movie poster shop. In the front page was adapted from a hit play of the same name by ben hecht and charles macarthur, with much of. If you have ever seen the 1931 film of the front page, based on the jauntily. Jul 19, 2012 the front page is a 1931 american comedy film, directed by lewis milestone and starring adolphe menjou and pat obrien. In 2014, when the academy film archive embarked on a new restoration, preservationists stumbled onto a mystery regarding the existing prints of the film. The 1931 film was presented as a onehour radio adaption on june 28, 1937, by lux radio theatre, starring walter winchell and james gleason. Naslovna stranica je americka crnobijela filmska komedija snimljena 1931. A 1931 film version starred adolphe menjou as walter burns and pat obrien. The cast is delightful especially adolphe menjou and edward everett horton.
No one ever wrote better dialogue than ben hecht and charles macarthur. Agerelated issues in the image and soundtrack are still evident, although theyre very minor. Jan 11, 2017 t he front page is the zestiest and most influential movie youve never seen. What happened in 1931 including pop culture, significant. A scene from the 1931 film version of the front page. An unnamed colleague of atkinsons at the new york times came to a similar conclusion.
One of the most acclaimed hollywood films of 1931, lewis milestone s oscarnominated the front page was the first of several screen adaptations of ben hecht and charles macarthurs broadway smash. Williams escapes, and johnson hides the wounded williams out of. The remarks by camera obscura do an injustice to this film and reveal a true absence of aesthetics governing the writers appreciation for camera technique. The writing duo began their respective careers as reporters and the film is largely based on macarthurs own experiences working at the city news bureau of chicago. Watch the front page online stream full movie directv. Kino lorbers bluray of the front page finally allows us to see the film in the best condition since its initial release, having been transferred off an archival 35mm print acquired by the library of congress in 1970 from east germany. Lewis milestone the first film version of the original broadway hechtmacarthur play, followed by three remakes. Buy the front page movie posters from movie poster shop. Academy film archive the oscars organization that was completed. The front page 1931 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Find release information for the front page 1931 lewis milestone on allmovie.
Every day we lose more frames from beloved old films. Reading the play, i realize that hawks casting of cary grant as burns was brilliant. The front page 1931 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The front page 1931 tt0021890 hildy johnson is an investigative reporter is looking for a bigger paycheck. In 1931 it was made into a hit movie of the same name. The front page 1931 precode hollywood part 12 video. As a tabloid newspaper editor tries to prevent his top reporter from retiring, an escaped death row convict shows up at the office trying to convey his innocence. Beyond the official adaptations, the plays scheming editors, corruptpoliticians and slangslinging journalists provided the inspiration forinnumerable imitations that. Hildy johnson obrien is an investigative reporter for the morning post. Dec 31, 2017 the front page 1931 precode hollywood part 12. Hildy is on the verge of getting married and retiring from burns dirty.
The first movie is the front page, released in 1931, starring adolphe menjou and pat obrien, and directed by lewis milestone. The court press room is full of lame reporters who invent stories as much as write them. Journalism, as portrayed in the rollicking 1931 film the front page, is. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. A must see for 1930s film buffs and screwball comedy fanatics.
All are waiting to cover the hanging of earl williams. The race to save the films we love the new york times. Romance film classics 2010 calendar 4 discs synergy entertainment. I dont think anyone but grant could have played him. Mti film recently completed an allnew 4k restoration of director lewis milestones 1931 film the front page. At first glance, the public domain appears to be a deep, intimidating vortex of. The front page is a 1931 american precode comedy film, directed by lewis milestone and starring adolphe menjou and. Rent the front page 1931 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
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. Hildy johnson, newspaper reporter, is engaged to peggy grant and planning to move to new york for a higher paying advertising job. Overview of the front page, 1931, directed by lewis milestone, with adolph menjou, pat obrien, mary brian, at turner classic movies. The front page is a 1931 film directed by lewis milestone, starring adolphe menjou, pat obrien, and mae clarke. I think that watching and examining the three major film adaptations of the front page 1931,1940,1974 is a great way to see how hollywood evolved and depicted the same story in the precode era, the golden age and the postclassical era. The front page 1931 cast and crew adapted from the 1928 stage play, this comedy follows hildy johnson pat obrien, an investigative reporter looking for a bigger paycheck. Moreover, in the film, hildys spousetobe played to perfection by ralph bellamy provides hilarious comic relief. Diamond is based on ben hecht and charles macarthurs play of the same name 1928, which inspired several other films and televised movies and series episodes. The film was directed by tod browning and was the first film to legally adapt bram stokers gothic vampire novel, with the film nosferatu having done so in 1922 but without the rights to the story. Having seen the most recent revival of the front page on broadway starring john slattery as hildy johnson, nathan lane as walter burns, and john goodman as sheriff hartman, last year, i have since set out to watch all adaptations of the play.
The front page, american screwball comedy, released in 1931, that is still widely regarded as one of hollywoods most accomplished farces. The front page is a 1931 american precode comedydrama film directed by lewis milestone and starring adolphe menjou and pat obrien. Adolphe menjou and pat obrien in the front page 1931 its appropriate that playwrights hecht and macarthur are given top billing with front page bylines in the sequence. The front page tvpg 1h 41min comedy 4 april 1931 usa an investigative reporter sees an opportunity for the story of a lifetime when an accused murderer escapes hanging. The front page 1931 adapted from the 1928 stage play, this comedy follows hildy johnson pat obrien, an investigative reporter looking for a bigger paycheck. Lewis milestone uses clever and creative camera angles and transitions to distract from the fact that this was originally written for the stage. The front page 1931 wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. This film is one of four cinematic adaptations of a popular stage play titled the front page. Adapted from the 1928 stage play, this comedy follows hildy johnson pat obrien, an investigative reporter looking for a bigger paycheck.
The front page 1931 the definitive feverpitch newspaper comedy, ben hecht and charlesmacarthurs 1928 play the front page is a cornerstone of thescrewball genre, serving as the foundation for several bigscreen classics. One of the fastest, funniest, and most quotable films ever made, his girl friday stars rosalind russell as reporter hildy johnson, a standout among cinemas powerful women. Based on a broadway play of the same name, the film was produced by howard. Actually, its the second adaptation, with the first being the 1931 lewis milestonedirected the front page, which also fell into the public domain. In the front page was adapted from a hit play of the same name by ben hecht and charles macarthur, with much of their witty rapidfire dialogue kept intact. Predstavlja prvu filmsku adaptaciju istoimene kazalisne predstave bena hechta i charlesa macarthura. A newspaper editor and his best reporter, hildy johnson, agree to cover the execution of convicted police killer earl williams.
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