The Front Page
Plot: A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit.
Release Date:
Friday, November 1 1974
50 years ago
50 years ago
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Cast
Jack Lemmon. Jack Lemmon was 49 in The Front Page as 'Hildebrand Johnson'.Birthday: Sun, Feb 08 1925 –
Died: Wed, Jun 27 2001
Died: Wed, Jun 27 2001
Walter Matthau. Walter Matthau was 54 in The Front Page as 'Walter Burns'.Birthday: Fri, Oct 01 1920 –
Died: Sat, Jul 01 2000
Died: Sat, Jul 01 2000
Susan Sarandon
Vincent Gardenia. Vincent Gardenia was 54 in The Front Page as 'Sheriff'.Birthday: Wed, Jan 07 1920 –
Died: Wed, Dec 09 1992
Died: Wed, Dec 09 1992
David Wayne. David Wayne was 60 in The Front Page as 'Roy Bensinger'.Birthday: Fri, Jan 30 1914 –
Died: Thu, Feb 09 1995
Died: Thu, Feb 09 1995
Allen Garfield. Allen Garfield was 34 in The Front Page as 'Kruger'.Birthday: Wed, Nov 22 1939 –
Died: Tue, Apr 07 2020
Died: Tue, Apr 07 2020
Austin Pendleton. Austin Pendleton was 34 in The Front Page as 'Earl Williams'.Birthday: Wed, Mar 27 1940
Charles Durning. Charles Durning was 51 in The Front Page as 'Murphy'.Birthday: Wed, Feb 28 1923 –
Died: Mon, Dec 24 2012
Died: Mon, Dec 24 2012
Herb Edelman. Herb Edelman was 40 in The Front Page as 'Schwartz'.Birthday: Sun, Nov 05 1933 –
Died: Sun, Jul 21 1996
Died: Sun, Jul 21 1996
Martin Gabel. Martin Gabel was 62 in The Front Page as 'Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer'.Birthday: Wed, Jun 19 1912 –
Died: Thu, May 22 1986
Died: Thu, May 22 1986
Harold Gould. Harold Gould was 50 in The Front Page as 'Mayor'.Birthday: Mon, Dec 10 1923 –
Died: Sat, Sep 11 2010
Died: Sat, Sep 11 2010
Cliff Osmond. Cliff Osmond was 37 in The Front Page as 'Officer Jacobi'.Birthday: Fri, Feb 26 1937 –
Died: Sat, Dec 22 2012
Died: Sat, Dec 22 2012
Dick O'Neill. Dick O'Neill was 46 in The Front Page as 'McHugh'.Birthday: Wed, Aug 29 1928 –
Died: Tue, Nov 17 1998
Died: Tue, Nov 17 1998
Carol Burnett
Paul Benedict. Paul Benedict was 36 in The Front Page as 'Plunkett'.Birthday: Sat, Sep 17 1938 –
Died: Mon, Dec 01 2008
Died: Mon, Dec 01 2008
Allen Jenkins. Allen Jenkins would have been no older than 74 in The Front Page as 'Telegrapher'.Birthday: Sun, Apr 08 1900 –
Died: Sat, Jul 20 1974
Died: Sat, Jul 20 1974
Biff Elliot. Biff Elliot was 51 in The Front Page as 'Police Dispatcher'.Birthday: Thu, Jul 26 1923 –
Died: Wed, Aug 15 2012
Died: Wed, Aug 15 2012
Lou Frizzell. Lou Frizzell was 54 in The Front Page as 'Endicott'.Birthday: Thu, Jun 10 1920 –
Died: Sun, Jun 17 1979
Died: Sun, Jun 17 1979
Doro Merande. Doro Merande was 82 in The Front Page as 'Jennie'.Birthday: Tue, Mar 29 1892 –
Died: Sat, Nov 01 1975
Died: Sat, Nov 01 1975
Noam Pitlik. Noam Pitlik was 41 in The Front Page as 'Wilson'.Birthday: Fri, Nov 04 1932 –
Died: Tue, Feb 16 1999
Died: Tue, Feb 16 1999
Joshua Shelley. Joshua Shelley was 54 in The Front Page as 'Cab Driver'.Birthday: Tue, Jan 27 1920 –
Died: Fri, Feb 16 1990
Died: Fri, Feb 16 1990
John Furlong. John Furlong was 41 in The Front Page as 'Duffy'.Birthday: Fri, Apr 14 1933 –
Died: Mon, Jun 23 2008
Died: Mon, Jun 23 2008
Leonard Bremen. Leonard Bremen was 58 in The Front Page as 'Butch'.Birthday: Sat, Nov 13 1915 –
Died: Fri, Mar 21 1986
Died: Fri, Mar 21 1986
Crew
Billy Wilder. Billy Wilder was 68 in The Front Page as 'Director, Screenplay'Birthday: Fri, Jun 22 1906 –
Died: Wed, Mar 27 2002
Died: Wed, Mar 27 2002
Jordan Cronenweth. Jordan Cronenweth was 39 in The Front Page as 'Director of Photography'Birthday: Wed, Feb 20 1935 –
Died: Fri, Nov 29 1996
Died: Fri, Nov 29 1996
I. A. L. Diamond. I. A. L. Diamond was 54 in The Front Page as 'Screenplay'Birthday: Sun, Jun 27 1920 –
Died: Thu, Apr 21 1988
Died: Thu, Apr 21 1988
Paul Monash. Paul Monash was 57 in The Front Page as 'Producer'Birthday: Thu, Jun 14 1917 –
Died: Tue, Jan 14 2003
Died: Tue, Jan 14 2003
Jennings Lang. Jennings Lang was 59 in The Front Page as 'Executive Producer'Birthday: Fri, May 28 1915 –
Died: Wed, May 29 1996
Died: Wed, May 29 1996
Ralph E. Winters. Ralph E. Winters was 65 in The Front Page as 'Editor'Birthday: Thu, Jun 17 1909 –
Died: Thu, Feb 26 2004
Died: Thu, Feb 26 2004
Richard Farnsworth. Richard Farnsworth was 54 in The Front Page as 'Stunts'Birthday: Wed, Sep 01 1920 –
Died: Fri, Oct 06 2000
Died: Fri, Oct 06 2000
Carey Loftin. Carey Loftin was 60 in The Front Page as 'Stunt Coordinator'Birthday: Sat, Jan 31 1914 –
Died: Tue, Mar 04 1997
Died: Tue, Mar 04 1997
Fred Waugh. Fred Waugh was 42 in The Front Page as 'Stunts'Birthday: Wed, Jun 15 1932 –
Died: Sun, Dec 02 2012
Died: Sun, Dec 02 2012
Tommy J. Huff. Tommy J. Huff was 31 in The Front Page as 'Stunts'Birthday: Fri, Jan 29 1943 –
Died: Sat, Apr 08 2006
Died: Sat, Apr 08 2006
Gary McLarty. Gary McLarty was 33 in The Front Page as 'Stunts'Birthday: Thu, Jan 16 1941 –
Died: Sat, Oct 11 2014
Died: Sat, Oct 11 2014
Tom Steele. Tom Steele was 65 in The Front Page as 'Stunts'Birthday: Sat, Jun 12 1909 –
Died: Tue, Oct 30 1990
Died: Tue, Oct 30 1990
Gary Davis
Louie Elias. Louie Elias was 40 in The Front Page as 'Stunts'Birthday: Tue, Nov 21 1933 –
Died: Wed, Dec 13 2017
Died: Wed, Dec 13 2017
Ben Hecht. Ben Hecht would have been no older than 70 in The Front Page as 'Theatre Play'Birthday: Wed, Feb 28 1894 –
Died: Sat, Apr 18 1964
Died: Sat, Apr 18 1964
Ronnie Rondell Jr.. Ronnie Rondell Jr. was 37 in The Front Page as 'Stunts'Birthday: Wed, Feb 10 1937
Eddie Hice. Eddie Hice was 44 in The Front Page as 'Stunts'Birthday: Thu, May 01 1930 –
Died: Thu, Mar 12 2015
Died: Thu, Mar 12 2015
Henry Bumstead. Henry Bumstead was 59 in The Front Page as 'Art Direction'Birthday: Wed, Mar 17 1915 –
Died: Wed, May 24 2006
Died: Wed, May 24 2006
Wally Rose. Wally Rose was 63 in The Front Page as 'Stunts'Birthday: Thu, May 18 1911 –
Died: Wed, Mar 15 2000
Died: Wed, Mar 15 2000
Charles MacArthur. Charles MacArthur would have been no older than 60 in The Front Page as 'Theatre Play'Birthday: Tue, Nov 05 1895 –
Died: Sat, Apr 21 1956
Died: Sat, Apr 21 1956
Robert L. Hoyt. Robert L. Hoyt was >> in The Front Page as 'Sound Designer'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Paul Nuckles. Paul Nuckles was 35 in The Front Page as 'Stunts'Birthday: Fri, Aug 25 1939 –
Died: Fri, Apr 10 2015
Died: Fri, Apr 10 2015
Jerry Summers. Jerry Summers was 43 in The Front Page as 'Stunts'Birthday: Tue, Feb 03 1931 –
Died: Sun, Jan 01 2006
Died: Sun, Jan 01 2006
Roger Creed. Roger Creed was 59 in The Front Page as 'Stunts'Birthday: Thu, Jan 07 1915 –
Died: Wed, Oct 08 1997
Died: Wed, Oct 08 1997
Bud EkinsJames W. Payne. James W. Payne was 44 in The Front Page as 'Set Decoration'Birthday: Mon, Nov 11 1929 –
Died: Wed, Aug 12 1992
Died: Wed, Aug 12 1992
Richard Washington. Richard Washington was >> in The Front Page as 'Stunts'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Howard Curtis. Howard Curtis was 47 in The Front Page as 'Stunts'Birthday: Sat, Feb 26 1927 –
Died: Sun, Sep 02 1979
Died: Sun, Sep 02 1979