It's the hottest story since the Chicago fire...and they're sitting on it.
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.
Kruger
The film's tagline is: "It's the hottest story since the Chicago fire...and they're sitting on it."
With a budget of $4.0M, the film grossed $15.0M — a profit of $11.0M (275% ROI).
The runtime is 105 minutes (1h 45m).
The film was directed by Billy Wilder.
The screenplay was written by I. A. L. Diamond and Billy Wilder.
Cinematography was handled by Jordan Cronenweth.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0071524.
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Good
383 votes
The Front Page
Released
PG
English
United States of America
$4,000,000
$15,000,000
