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The Front Page (1970)
TV Movie | 90 min | Comedy

The Front Page (1970)

TV Movie | 90 min | Comedy

Hildy Johnson wants to quit the newspaper business; his unscrupulous editor, Walter Burns, will do anything to get him to stay. Things come to a head when Earl Williams escapes from jail on the eve of his execution.

Director

Alan Handley

Writers

Ben Hecht (play) | Charles MacArthur (play)

Producer

Lewis Freedman

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Updated Jan 31, 1970

Release date

Jan 31, 1970 (United States)

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Ryan Walter Burns Walter Burns See fewer	The Wild Bunch (1969)
George Grizzard Hildy Johnson Hildy Johnson See fewer	Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
Helen Hayes Narrator Narrator See fewer	Airport (1970)
Vivian Vance Mrs. Grant Mrs. Grant See fewer	I Love Lucy (1951)
Estelle Parsons Mollie Malloy Mollie Malloy See fewer	Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Harold J. Kennedy Bensinger Bensinger See fewer	Security Risk (1954)
Susan Watson Peggy Grant Peggy Grant See fewer	The Fantasticks (1964)
John McGiver Mayor Mayor See fewer	Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Charles White Sheriff Hartman Sheriff Hartman See fewer	Serpico (1973)
Doro Merande Jennie Jennie See fewer	The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)