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Alec B @Alec97 Mar 15 Its been eclipsed by "His Girl Friday" which is understandable but also a little unfair. After the restoration back in 2016 you can more easily appreciate the filmmaking and fast talking performances. See more ChrisCSH H 09/19/2024 The front page is one of those films that if you don’t pay attention, you’ll miss exactly what’s going on real quick. This film for the time was definitely clever and unique, fast moving pace of each actor in and out of the scene along with the complexity of the dialogue, gives this film the lead for most unique for its time. For many the complexity and fast pace of the dialogue could be hard to comprehend or understand and you could feel lost very quickly but for many others, this is the start of complex filmmaking and it’s definitely worth a watch. See more Liam D @Mediawatcher2003 09/06/2024 One of the first screwball comedies. This has a solid script, a great cast and decent directing See more William L 05/29/2022 The original cinematic adaptation of the Broadway play, that would itself later be adapted into the more rom-com-esque His Girl Friday. The Front Page will seem very familiar to fans of the 1940 Hawks classic, as it goes through most of the same story motions but with a much more dated sense of comedy and style; in some cases, that takes the form of some funny insults and charming anachronisms (even in the subtitles, you'll find scene direction like "blows a raspberry"), while in others you'll be quickly reminded of the not-so-palatable sensibilities of the time. Additionally, this 1931 adaptation is only about ten minutes longer than the Hawks version, but feels much more topheavy and unwieldy with less narrative flow; a few cuts here and there would have done it good. Menjou is probably the best part of the film, but the film's reliance on quick-paced dialogue ends up as a bit of a weakness given that studios were still working the kinks out of their audio setups. (2.5/5) See more michael d 12/13/2021 A screwball comedy centers on a reporter Hildy Johnson and his editor who hope to cash in on a big story involving an escaped accused murderer and hide him in a rolltop desk while everyone tries to find him. It's a Howard Hughes production, it was made into two separate films, one for international audiences and one for the US. See more steve d 07/23/2020 really entertaining from beginning to end. See more Read all reviews

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