The Front Page (1974)

12/18/1974 1h 45m

It's the hottest story since the Chicago fire...and they're sitting on it.

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Overview

Ruthless Chicago newspaper editor Walter Burns resorts to dubious motives in order to get top reporter Hildy Johnson to cover one more big crime story before retirement.

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Cast Ages at Release

Jack Lemmon

as Hildebrand Johnson

Born 02/08/1925

Died 06/27/2001, age

Walter Matthau

as Walter Burns

Born 10/01/1920

Died 07/01/2000, age

Susan Sarandon

as Peggy Grant

Born 10/04/1946, age

Vincent Gardenia

as Sheriff

Born 01/07/1920

Died 12/09/1992, age

David Wayne

as Roy Bensinger

Born 01/30/1914

Died 02/09/1995, age

Allen Garfield

as Kruger

Born 11/22/1939

Died 04/07/2020, age

Austin Pendleton

as Earl Williams

Born 03/27/1940, age

Charles Durning

as Murphy

Born 02/28/1923

Died 12/24/2012, age

Herb Edelman

as Schwartz

Born 11/05/1933

Died 07/21/1996, age

Martin Gabel

as Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer

Born 06/19/1912

Died 05/22/1986, age

Harold Gould

as Mayor

Born 12/10/1923

Died 09/11/2010, age

Dick O'Neill

as McHugh

Born 08/29/1928

Died 11/17/1998, age

Carol Burnett

as Mollie Malloy

Born 04/26/1933, age

Paul Benedict

as Plunkett

Born 09/17/1938

Died 12/01/2008, age