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The Front Page

1974

Billy Wilder

Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Susan Sarandon, Vincent Gardenia ...

8.1

25,950

Comedy Chicago, 1929. Hildy Johnson, a reporter of a Chicago newspaper, wants to quit and get married, but the editor of the newspaper, Walter Burns, asks her to stay and write the story of Earl Williams, a murderer convicted to the gallows.

	Author	Review
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"[It] displays a giddy bitterness that is rare in any films except those of Mr. Wilder. It is also, much of the time, extremely funny."	POS
United Kingdom	Geoff Andrew Time Out	"It relies too much on foul language, inappropriate slapstick, and superficial cynicism. That said, the cast (...) is impressive."	NEU
United States	Variety	"The production has the slick, machine-tooled look of certain assembly line automobiles that never quite seem to work smoothly."	NEG
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Empire	"Dated even at the time of release this nevertheless has a comic performance from Walter Matthau worth catching (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Ryan Vlastelica AV Club	"Were one to pick a completely superfluous Wilder film, it would have to be 1974’s 'The Front Page' (...) [It] doesn’t exactly qualify as a bad film."	NEU
Australia	Andrew L. Urban Urbancinefile	"Full of wonderful comedic business, throw-away lines and some effortless ensemble set pieces, 'The Front Page' bristles with its collection of talents on both sides of the camera"	POS

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