The Front Page (1974)
"It's the hottest story since the Chicago fire...and they're sitting on it."
ThumbScore
👍 84%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 60%
(RT: 57%, MC: 62) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
David Wayne as Roy Bensinger
Is The Front Page good?
Most people think so. 84% audience score, estimated from 401 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 60%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
