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* FollowTheBouncingBall: Peggy plays and sings as an entertainer in movie theaters. She is introduced playing piano and singing a song, while the lyrics are projected on the movie screen complete with bouncing ball.
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This film is one of four cinematic adaptations of Ben Hecht and Charles [=MacArthur=]'s popular 1928 stage play ''The Front Page''. In 1931 it was made into a hit movie [[Film/TheFrontPage1931 of the same name]]. In 1940 it was remade as ''Film/HisGirlFriday'', which did a GenderFlip by featuring a female Hildy Johnson (Creator/RosalindRussell) and making Walter (Creator/CaryGrant) her ex-husband as well as her old boss. It was remade yet again in 1988 as ''Switching Channels'', which updated the story from newspapers to TV and starred Creator/BurtReynolds and Creator/KathleenTurner.
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This film is one of four cinematic adaptations of Ben Hecht and Charles [=MacArthur=]'s popular 1928 stage play ''The Front Page''. In 1931 it was made into a hit movie [[Film/TheFrontPage1931 of the same name]]. In 1940 it was remade as ''Film/HisGirlFriday'', which did a GenderFlip by featuring a female Hildy Johnson (Creator/RosalindRussell) and making Walter (Creator/CaryGrant) her ex-husband as well as her old boss. It was remade yet again in 1988 as ''Switching Channels'', ''Film/SwitchingChannels'', which updated the story from newspapers to TV and starred Creator/BurtReynolds and Creator/KathleenTurner.
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One of [[ThoseTwoActors the ten films]] Lemmon and Matthau appeared in together. The supporting EnsembleCast includes Creator/SusanSarandon (as Peggy), Creator/AustinPendleton (as Williams), Creator/VincentGardenia, Creator/DavidWayne, Creator/CharlesDurning, Creator/CarolBurnett, and Creator/HaroldGould.
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* AllPsychologyIsFreudian: Dr. Eggelhofer propounds a patently absurd UsefulNotes/OedipusComplex theory to explainin Williams's crime. Justified; the movie's set in 1929.
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* BlatantLies: The reporters phoning their editors about Williams's capture – ''an event which they are currently watching'' – describing it as a blood-filled firefight.
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This film is one of four cinematic adaptations of Ben Hecht and Charles [=MacArthur=]'s popular 1928 stage play ''The Front Page''. In 1931 it was made into a hit movie [[Film/TheFrontPage1931 of the same name]]. In 1940 it was remade as ''Film/HisGirlFriday'', which did a GenderFlip, casting Rosalind Russell as GenderFlip by featuring a female Hildy Johnson, Johnson (Creator/RosalindRussell) and making Walter (Creator/CaryGrant) her ex-husband as well as her old boss. It was remade yet again in 1988 as ''Switching Channels'' in 1988, Channels'', which updated the story from newspapers to TV and starred Creator/BurtReynolds and Creator/KathleenTurner.
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''The Front Page'' is a 1974 film directed by Creator/BillyWilder, starring Creator/JackLemmon and Creator/WalterMatthau.
In [[TheRoaringTwenties 1920s]] UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}, Walter Burns (Matthau), editor of the ''Chicago Examiner'', wants IntrepidReporter Hildebrand "Hildy" Johnson (Lemmon) to cover the execution of convicted murderer Earl Williams – but Hildy announces that he's quitting the newspaper business, getting married, and moving to Philadelphia. Burns promptly sets out to lure Hildy back, mainly by sabotaging his engagement to the [[DisposableFiance sweet but bland]] Peggy. Then, when Hildy goes to the courthouse to say goodbye to the other reporters, Williams escapes, and Hildy [[GoingForTheBigScoop gets drawn back into the game]] as he senses a lead and starts uncovering the political machinations behind Williams's arrest and pending execution.
One of [[ThoseTwoActors the ten films]] Lemmon and Matthau starred in together. The supporting EnsembleCast includes Creator/SusanSarandon (as Peggy), Creator/AustinPendleton (as Williams), Creator/VincentGardenia, Creator/DavidWayne, Creator/CharlesDurning, Creator/CarolBurnett, and Creator/HaroldGould.
In [[TheRoaringTwenties 1920s]] UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}, Walter Burns (Matthau), editor of the ''Chicago Examiner'', wants IntrepidReporter Hildebrand "Hildy" Johnson (Lemmon) to cover the execution of convicted murderer Earl Williams – but Hildy announces that he's quitting the newspaper business, getting married, and moving to Philadelphia. Burns promptly sets out to lure Hildy back, mainly by sabotaging his engagement to the [[DisposableFiance sweet but bland]] Peggy. Then, when Hildy goes to the courthouse to say goodbye to the other reporters, Williams escapes, and Hildy [[GoingForTheBigScoop gets drawn back into the game]] as he senses a lead and starts uncovering the political machinations behind Williams's arrest and pending execution.
One of [[ThoseTwoActors the ten films]] Lemmon and Matthau starred in together. The supporting EnsembleCast includes Creator/SusanSarandon (as Peggy), Creator/AustinPendleton (as Williams), Creator/VincentGardenia, Creator/DavidWayne, Creator/CharlesDurning, Creator/CarolBurnett, and Creator/HaroldGould.
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''The Front Page'' is a 1974 American comedy film directed by Creator/BillyWilder, starring Creator/JackLemmon and Creator/WalterMatthau.
In [[TheRoaringTwenties 1920s]] UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}, Walter Burns (Matthau), editor of the ''Chicago Examiner'', wants his IntrepidReporter Hildebrand "Hildy" Johnson (Lemmon) to cover the execution of convicted murderer Earl Williams – but Hildy announces that he's quitting the newspaper business, getting married, and moving to Philadelphia. Burns promptly sets out to lure Hildy back, mainly by sabotaging his engagement to the [[DisposableFiance sweet but bland]] Peggy. Then, when Hildy goes to the courthouse to say goodbye to the other reporters, Williams escapes,and causing Hildy to [[GoingForTheBigScoop gets get drawn back into the game]] as he senses a hot lead and starts uncovering begins to uncover the political machinations behind Williams's arrest and pending execution.
One of [[ThoseTwoActors the ten films]] Lemmon and Matthaustarred appeared in together. The supporting EnsembleCast includes Creator/SusanSarandon (as Peggy), Creator/AustinPendleton (as Williams), Creator/VincentGardenia, Creator/DavidWayne, Creator/CharlesDurning, Creator/CarolBurnett, and Creator/HaroldGould.
In [[TheRoaringTwenties 1920s]] UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}, Walter Burns (Matthau), editor of the ''Chicago Examiner'', wants his IntrepidReporter Hildebrand "Hildy" Johnson (Lemmon) to cover the execution of convicted murderer Earl Williams – but Hildy announces that he's quitting the newspaper business, getting married, and moving to Philadelphia. Burns promptly sets out to lure Hildy back, mainly by sabotaging his engagement to the [[DisposableFiance sweet but bland]] Peggy. Then, when Hildy goes to the courthouse to say goodbye to the other reporters, Williams escapes,
One of [[ThoseTwoActors the ten films]] Lemmon and Matthau
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In [[TheRoaringTwenties 1920s]] UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}, Walter Burns (Matthau), editor of the ''Chicago Examiner'', wants IntrepidReporter Hildebrand "Hildy" Johnson (Lemmon) to cover the execution of convicted murderer Earl Williams--but Williams – but Hildy announces that he's quitting the newspaper business, getting married, and moving to Philadelphia. Burns promptly sets out to lure Hildy back, mainly by sabotaging his engagement to the [[DisposableFiance sweet but bland]] Peggy. Then, when Hildy goes to the courthouse to say goodbye to the other reporters, Williams escapes, and Hildy [[GoingForTheBigScoop gets drawn back into the game]] as he senses a lead and starts uncovering the political machinations behind Williams's arrest and pending execution.
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This film is one of four cinematic adaptations of the Ben Hecht and Charles [=MacArthur=]'s popular 1928 stage play ''The Front Page''. In 1931 it was made into a hit movie [[Film/TheFrontPage1931 of the same name]]. In 1940 it was remade as ''Film/HisGirlFriday'', which did a GenderFlip, casting Rosalind Russell as a female Hildy Johnson, and making Walter (Creator/CaryGrant) her ex-husband as well as her old boss. It was remade yet again as ''Switching Channels'' in 1988, which updated the story from newspapers to TV and starred Creator/BurtReynolds and Creator/KathleenTurner.
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This film is one of four cinematic adaptations of a popular stage play titled ''The Front Page''. In 1931 it was made into a hit movie [[Film/TheFrontPage1931 of the same name]]. In 1940 it was remade as ''Film/HisGirlFriday'', which did a GenderFlip, casting Rosalind Russell as a female Hildy Johnson, and making Walter (Creator/CaryGrant) her ex-husband as well as her old boss. It was remade yet again as ''Switching Channels'' in 1988, which updated the story from newspapers to TV and starred Creator/BurtReynolds and Creator/KathleenTurner.
This film is one of four cinematic adaptations of a popular stage play titled ''The Front Page''. In 1931 it was made into a hit movie [[Film/TheFrontPage1931 of the same name]]. In 1940 it was remade as ''Film/HisGirlFriday'', which did a GenderFlip, casting Rosalind Russell as a female Hildy Johnson, and making Walter (Creator/CaryGrant) her ex-husband as well as her old boss. It was remade yet again as ''Switching Channels'' in 1988, which updated the story from newspapers to TV and starred Creator/BurtReynolds and Creator/KathleenTurner.
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This film is one of four cinematic adaptations ofa the popular 1928 stage play titled ''The Front Page''. In 1931 it was made into a hit movie [[Film/TheFrontPage1931 of the same name]]. In 1940 it was remade as ''Film/HisGirlFriday'', which did a GenderFlip, casting Rosalind Russell as a female Hildy Johnson, and making Walter (Creator/CaryGrant) her ex-husband as well as her old boss. It was remade yet again as ''Switching Channels'' in 1988, which updated the story from newspapers to TV and starred Creator/BurtReynolds and Creator/KathleenTurner.
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* ImpersonatingAnOfficer: Walter poses as probation officer Otto Fishbein in an attempt to dissuade Peggy from marrying Hildy. Using a silver star taken from a movie poster as his badge, he tries to convince Peggy that Hildy is a serial flasher, most recently arrested for exposing himself to a group of school girls at an art museum.
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* OrMyNameIsnt: After failing to convince Peggy that Hildy is a serial flasher, Walter warns her off of marrying a newspaper man. He has this to say on his way out: "I wish you both all the luck in the world. [[BlatantLies And I mean it]], or my name isn't Otto Fishbein."
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* CampGay: Bensinger, the prissy ''Tribune'' reporter.
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This film is one of four cinematic adaptations of a popular stage play titled ''The Front Page''. In 1931 it was made into a hit movie called ''Film/{{The Front Page|1931}}''. In 1940 it was made as ''Film/HisGirlFriday'', which did a GenderFlip, casting Rosalind Russell as a female Hildy Johnson, and making Walter (Creator/CaryGrant) her ex-husband as well as her old boss. It was remade yet again as ''Switching Channels'' in 1988, which updated the story from newspapers to TV and starred Burt Reynolds and Kathleen Turner.
This film is one of four cinematic adaptations of a popular stage play titled ''The Front Page''. In 1931 it was made into a hit movie called ''Film/{{The Front Page|1931}}''. In 1940 it was made as ''Film/HisGirlFriday'', which did a GenderFlip, casting Rosalind Russell as a female Hildy Johnson, and making Walter (Creator/CaryGrant) her ex-husband as well as her old boss. It was remade yet again as ''Switching Channels'' in 1988, which updated the story from newspapers to TV and starred Burt Reynolds and Kathleen Turner.
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In [[TheRoaringTwenties 1920s]] UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}, Walter Burns (Matthau), editor of the ''Chicago Examiner'', wants IntrepidReporter Hildebrand "Hildy" Johnson (Lemmon) to cover the execution of convicted murderer Earl Williams--but Hildy announces that he's quitting the newspaper business, getting married, and moving to Philadelphia. Burns promptly sets out to lure Hildy back, mainly by sabotaging his engagement to the [[DisposableFiance sweet but bland]] Peggy. Then, when Hildy goes to the courthouse to say goodbye to the other reporters, Williams escapes, and Hildy [[GoingForTheBigScoop gets drawn back into the game]] as he senses a lead and starts uncovering the political machinations behind Williams's arrest and pending execution.
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