The Front Page (1931)
Directed by Lewis Milestone
Hildy Johnson is an investigative reporter looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer escapes from custody, Hildy sees an opportunity for the story of a lifetime. But when he finds the criminal, he learns that the man may not be guilty. With the help of his editor, Hildy attempts to hide the convict, uncover the conspiracy and write the scoop of his career.
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Based on William Wellman's 1942 crime-comedy movie "Roxie Hart"--in which Ginger Rogers played doll-faced Roxie and Adolphe Menjou was the duplicitous Flynn--the story carries us back to the high-spirited, violent gangland Chicago of "The Front Page" or "Some Like It Hot."