Status
Available
Publication
Gaiam - Entertainment (2002)
Description
An unscrupulous newspaper editor uses every dirty trick in the book to keep his ace reporter/ex-wife from retiring and remarrying in this twist on The front page.
Media reviews
A re-make of "The Front Page" with the main character as a girl reporter (Rosalind Russell). The editor (Cary Grant) wants his top reporter to cover the impending execution of a murderer rather than get married and leave the job.
User reviews
LibraryThing member deirdread
The stupendous Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur providing the words and Howard Hawks the beautiful direction. I crave movies like this and mostly only find them deep in the past. Cary Grant and Ros Russell are needle-sharp lovers, such perfection. In 40 years of watching this it has never looked
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creaky or bored me. You can barely believe the lightning between these two. Show Less
LibraryThing member librisissimo
Odd (but true to era) juxtaposition of very capable female dominated by male protagonist.
Some absurdities in the plot; make that a lot of absurdities.
(Personally, I find Cary Grant irritating rather than attractive; he dithers too much.)
Some absurdities in the plot; make that a lot of absurdities.
(Personally, I find Cary Grant irritating rather than attractive; he dithers too much.)
LibraryThing member datrappert
Utterly hysterical, with Grant at his most frantic as he enlists his ex-wife to investigate the story of the century of an escaped death row convict. So many good moments in this I can't pick my favorite. And even after so many years, it is still a good depiction of government, media, etc.
Subjects
Awards
National Film Registry (1993)
Language
Original language
French
Original publication date
1940-01-11
Physical description
7.75 x 0.53 inches
UPC
018713813657