The Front Page(1974)
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.
Movie: The Front Page
Top 10 Billed Cast
Hildebrand Johnson
Walter Burns
Peggy Grant
Sheriff
Roy Bensinger
Kruger
Earl Williams
Murphy
Schwartz
Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer
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