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"The Front Page" quotes

The Front Page poster
A ruthless editor tries to get his top reporter to cover one more crime story before retirement.

Director: Billy Wilder
Writer: Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur, Billy Wilder
Production: N/A
Genre: comedy, drama, romance
Year: 1974
MetaScore: 62/100
ImdbRating: 7.3
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 20 Dec 1974
Awards: 3 wins & 6 nominations

26 video clips

Walter BurnsTelegrapherPeggy GrantDr. Max J. EggelhoferEarl WilliamsHildy JohnsonMollie MalloyCab DriverMurphyHildebrand 'hildy' JohnsonDuffyMchughKrugerEndicottThe MayorPlunkettSchwartzJennieWilsonOfficer Jacobi
That's it - The Front Page 00:17 That's it Tell me Mr Williams were you unhappy as a child - The Front Page 00:54 Tell me Mr Williams were you unhappy as a child Tell Hildy I wish him all the luck in the world and I mean it - The Front Page 00:07 Tell Hildy I wish him all the luck in the world and I mean... You don't have to answer this Mollie - The Front Page 00:19 You don't have to answer this Mollie You don't mind waiting do you - The Front Page 00:13 You don't mind waiting do you And may the wind at your back never be your own - The Front Page 00:04 And may the wind at your back never be your own Get your head back in there you goddamn turtle - The Front Page 00:05 Get your head back in there you goddamn turtle Goodbye Duffy Watch the diabetes - The Front Page 00:45 Goodbye Duffy Watch the diabetes During the shootout Mrs Phoebe DeWolfe aged 33 - The Front Page 00:14 During the shootout Mrs Phoebe DeWolfe aged 33 The Bolsheviks are everywhere - The Front Page 00:14 The Bolsheviks are everywhere But this is my first hanging - The Front Page 00:08 But this is my first hanging I never said I loved Earl Williams - The Front Page 00:22 I never said I loved Earl Williams Uh what's the idea fellas - The Front Page 00:16 Uh what's the idea fellas Daily News Examiner - The Front Page 00:22 Daily News Examiner Get the Governor on the phone Oh you can't - The Front Page 00:22 Get the Governor on the phone Oh you can't He's waiting for instructions What are we gonna do - The Front Page 00:23 He's waiting for instructions What are we gonna do Roadblocks have been set up at main intersections - The Front Page 00:07 Roadblocks have been set up at main intersections Mr Johnson - The Front Page 00:17 Mr Johnson I got a few markers here - The Front Page 00:14 I got a few markers here Well Hildy here's to you - The Front Page 00:09 Well Hildy here's to you I snitched the ice from the morgue - The Front Page 00:04 I snitched the ice from the morgue He owns that advertising agency Now tie that - The Front Page 00:09 He owns that advertising agency Now tie that Right now my boss is throwing a costume ball in San Simeon - The Front Page 00:09 Right now my boss is throwing a costume ball in San Simeon Jennie old girl did anybody ever tell you you've got a terrific behind - The Front Page 00:08 Jennie old girl did anybody ever tell you you've got a... Sorry to break in but we've located Williams - The Front Page 00:17 Sorry to break in but we've located Williams Fruitcake - The Front Page 00:08 Fruitcake

Cast

Hildy Johnson - Jack Lemmon
Walter Burns - Walter Matthau
Peggy Grant - Susan Sarandon
Sheriff - Vincent Gardenia
Bensinger - David Wayne
All Cast