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* [[WhatTheHellCastingAgency What the Hell, Casting Agency?]]: Carol Burnett as tragic HookerWithAHeartOfGold Mollie Malloy, singled out as a terrible performance by many people. ''[[OldShame Including Carol Burnett]]''. So much so, that when Burnett was a passenger on a flight that had ''The Front Page'' as its in-flight movie, at the film's end, she ''stood up and apologized to the passengers for what they had just witnessed''.
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* WriteWhatYouKnow: Ben Hecht and Charles [=MacArthur=], who wrote the original 1928 play that the film was based on, were former Chicago newspaper reporters.
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* HilariousInHindsight: While obviously meant to be a satire of news media, the film becomes ''a lot'' funnier when you remember that just a couple years after its release, Carol Burnett sued the ''National Enquirer'' for libel, making quotes like this one all the more [[VerbalIrony ironic]]:
-->'''Earl Williams''': You don't have to answer this, Mollie, but is it true what they said in the papers?
-->'''Mollie Malloy''': Is what true?
-->'''Earl Williams''': That you were going to marry me on the gallows.
-->'''Mollie Malloy''': Well, if it's in the papers, it must be true. They wouldn't print a lie.
** Early on, when Hildy and Walt are arguing in Walt's office, Hildy mentions having been out of town covering "the monkey trial". Jack Lemmon would go on to play Henry Drummond in the 1999 adaptation of ''Theatre/InheritTheWind''.
-->'''Earl Williams''': You don't have to answer this, Mollie, but is it true what they said in the papers?
-->'''Mollie Malloy''': Is what true?
-->'''Earl Williams''': That you were going to marry me on the gallows.
-->'''Mollie Malloy''': Well, if it's in the papers, it must be true. They wouldn't print a lie.
** Early on, when Hildy and Walt are arguing in Walt's office, Hildy mentions having been out of town covering "the monkey trial". Jack Lemmon would go on to play Henry Drummond in the 1999 adaptation of ''Theatre/InheritTheWind''.
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** When Hildy and Walt are arguing in Walt's office, Hildy mentions having been out of town covering "the monkey trial". Jack Lemmon would go on to play Henry Drummond in the 1999 adaptation of ''Theatre/InheritTheWind''.
** While obviously meant to be a satire of news media, the film becomes ''a lot'' funnier when you remember that just a couple years after its release, Carol Burnett sued the ''National Enquirer'' for libel, making quotes like this one all the more [[VerbalIrony ironic]]:
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** When Hildy and Walt are arguing in Walt's office, Hildy mentions having been out of town covering "the monkey trial". Jack Lemmon would go on to play Henry Drummond in the 1999 adaptation of ''Theatre/InheritTheWind''.
** While obviously meant to be a satire of news media, the film becomes ''a lot'' funnier when you remember that just a couple years after its release, Carol Burnett sued the ''National Enquirer'' for libel, making quotes like this one all the more [[VerbalIrony ironic]]:
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'''Earl Williams''': That you were going to marry me on the
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** Early on, when Hildy and Walt are arguing in Walt's office, Hildy mentions having been out of town covering "the monkey trial". Jack Lemmon would go on to play Henry Drummond in the 1999 adaptation of ''Theatre/InheritTheWind''.
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** ValuesResonance: The story deals with corrupt city officials who exploit issues like crime, race and [[DirtyCommunists the Red Menace]] to get elected. The play also has an exchange where the reporters point out that the Sheriff is trying to exploit Earl Williams' situation to distract attention from the police department's [[PoliceBrutality brutal treatment of black people]].
* [[WhatTheHellCastingAgency What the Hell, Casting Agency?]]: [[Series/TheCarolBurnettShow Carol Burnett]] as tragic HookerWithAHeartOfGold Mollie Malloy, singled out as a terrible performance by many people. ''[[OldShame Including Carol Burnett]]''.
** So much so, that when Burnett was a passenger on a flight that had ''The Front Page'' as its in-flight movie, at the film's end, she ''[[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome stood up and apologized to the passengers for what they had just witnessed]]''.
* [[WhatTheHellCastingAgency What the Hell, Casting Agency?]]: [[Series/TheCarolBurnettShow Carol Burnett]] as tragic HookerWithAHeartOfGold Mollie Malloy, singled out as a terrible performance by many people. ''[[OldShame Including Carol Burnett]]''.
** So much so, that when Burnett was a passenger on a flight that had ''The Front Page'' as its in-flight movie, at the film's end, she ''[[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome stood up and apologized to the passengers for what they had just witnessed]]''.
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** So much so, that when Burnett was a passenger on a flight that had ''The Front Page'' as its in-flight movie, at the film's end, she ''[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome ''[[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome stood up and apologized to the passengers for what they had just witnessed]]''.
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** ValuesResonance: The story deals with corrupt city officials who exploit issues like crime, race and [[DirtyCommunists the Red Menace]] to get elected. The play also has an exchange where the reporters point out that the Sheriff is trying to exploit Earl Williams' situation to distract attention from department's [[PoliceBrutality mistreatment of black people]].
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** ValuesResonance: The story deals with corrupt city officials who exploit issues like crime, race and [[DirtyCommunists the Red Menace]] to get elected. The play also has an exchange where the reporters point out that the Sheriff is trying to exploit Earl Williams' situation to distract attention from the police department's [[PoliceBrutality mistreatment brutal treatment of black people]].
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** ValuesResonance: The story deals with corrupt city officials who exploit issues like crime, race and [[DirtyCommunists the Red Menace]] to get elected. The play also has an exchange where the reporters point out that the Sheriff is trying to exploit Earl Williams' situation to distract attention from his use of [[PoliceBrutality police brutality]] against black people.
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** ValuesResonance: The story deals with corrupt city officials who exploit issues like crime, race and [[DirtyCommunists the Red Menace]] to get elected. The play also has an exchange where the reporters point out that the Sheriff is trying to exploit Earl Williams' situation to distract attention from his use of department's [[PoliceBrutality police brutality]] against mistreatment of black people.people]].
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** ValuesResonance: The story deals with corrupt city officials who exploit issues like crime, race and [[DirtyCommunists the Red Menace]] to get elected. The play also has an exchange where the reporters point out that the Sheriff is trying to exploit Earl Williams' situation to distract attention from his use of [[PoliceBrutality police brutality]] during riots.
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** ValuesResonance: The story deals with corrupt city officials who exploit issues like crime, race and [[DirtyCommunists the Red Menace]] to get elected. The play also has an exchange where the reporters point out that the Sheriff is trying to exploit Earl Williams' situation to distract attention from his use of [[PoliceBrutality police brutality]] during riots.against black people.
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* ValuesDissonance: Most of the reporters in the play are casually racist, though much of this language was [[{{Bowdlerize}} cleaned up]] for the movies.
** ValuesResonance: The story deals with corrupt city officials who exploit issues like crime, race and [[DirtyCommunists the Red Menace]] to get elected. The play also has an exchange where the reporters point out that the Sheriff is trying to exploit Earl Williams' situation to distract attention from his use of [[PoliceBrutality police brutality]] during riots.
** ValuesResonance: The story deals with corrupt city officials who exploit issues like crime, race and [[DirtyCommunists the Red Menace]] to get elected. The play also has an exchange where the reporters point out that the Sheriff is trying to exploit Earl Williams' situation to distract attention from his use of [[PoliceBrutality police brutality]] during riots.
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** Early on, when Hildy and Walt are arguing in Walt's office, Hildy mentions having been out of town covering "the monkey trial". Jack Lemmon would go on to play Henry Drummond in the 1999 adaptation of ''InheritTheWind''.
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** Early on, when Hildy and Walt are arguing in Walt's office, Hildy mentions having been out of town covering "the monkey trial". Jack Lemmon would go on to play Henry Drummond in the 1999 adaptation of ''InheritTheWind''.''Theatre/InheritTheWind''.
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** So much so, that when Burnett was a passenger on a flight that had ''The Front Page'' as its in-flight movie, at the film's end, she ''[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome stood up and apologized to the passengers for what they had just witnessed]]''. \n
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* HilariousInHindsight: While obviously meant to be a satire of news media, the film becomes ''a lot'' funnier when you remember that just seven years after its release, Carol Burnett sued the ''National Enquirer'' for libel, making quotes like this one all the more [[VerbalIrony ironic]]:
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* HilariousInHindsight: While obviously meant to be a satire of news media, the film becomes ''a lot'' funnier when you remember that just seven a couple years after its release, Carol Burnett sued the ''National Enquirer'' for libel, making quotes like this one all the more [[VerbalIrony ironic]]:
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** So much so, that when Burnett was a passenger on a flight that had ''The Front Page'' as its in-flight movie, at the film's end, she ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny stood up and apologized to the passengers for what they had just witnessed]]''.
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** So much so, that when Burnett was a passenger on a flight that had ''The Front Page'' as its in-flight movie, at the film's end, she ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny ''[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome stood up and apologized to the passengers for what they had just witnessed]]''.
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* [[WhatTheHellCastingAgency What the Hell, Casting Agency?]]: [[TheCarolBurnettShow Carol Burnett]] as tragic HookerWithAHeartOfGold Mollie Malloy, singled out as a terrible performance by many people. ''[[OldShame Including Carol Burnett]]''.
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* [[WhatTheHellCastingAgency What the Hell, Casting Agency?]]: [[TheCarolBurnettShow [[Series/TheCarolBurnettShow Carol Burnett]] as tragic HookerWithAHeartOfGold Mollie Malloy, singled out as a terrible performance by many people. ''[[OldShame Including Carol Burnett]]''.
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* HilariousInHindsight: While obviously meant to be a satire of news media, the film becomes ''a lot'' funnier when you remember that just two seven years after its release, Carol Burnett sued the ''National Enquirer'' for libel, making quotes like this one all the more [[VerbalIrony ironic]]:
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** So much so, that when Burnett was a passenger on a flight that had ''The Front Page'' as its in-flight movie, at the film's end, she stood up and ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny apologized to the passengers for what they had just witnessed]]''.
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** So much so, that when Burnett was a passenger on a flight that had ''The Front Page'' as its in-flight movie, at the film's end, she stood up and ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny stood up and apologized to the passengers for what they had just witnessed]]''.
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* [[WhatTheHellCastingAgency What The Hell, Casting Agency?]]: [[TheCarolBurnettShow Carol Burnett]] as tragic HookerWithAHeartOfGold Mollie Malloy, singled out as a terrible performance by many people. ''[[OldShame Including Carol Burnett]]''.
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* [[WhatTheHellCastingAgency What The the Hell, Casting Agency?]]: [[TheCarolBurnettShow Carol Burnett]] as tragic HookerWithAHeartOfGold Mollie Malloy, singled out as a terrible performance by many people. ''[[OldShame Including Carol Burnett]]''.
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** Early on, when Hildy and Walt are arguing in Walt's office, Hildy mentions having been out of town covering "the monkey trial." Jack Lemmon would go on to play Henry Drummond in the 1999 adaptation of ''InheritTheWind''.
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* [[WhatTheHellCastingAgency What The Hell, Casting Agency?]]: [[TheCarolBurnettShow Carol Burnett]] as tragic HookerWithAHeartOfGold Mollie Malloy, singled out to be a terrible performance by many people. ''[[OldShame Including Carol Burnett]]''.
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* [[WhatTheHellCastingAgency What The Hell, Casting Agency?]]: [[TheCarolBurnettShow Carol Burnett]] as tragic HookerWithAHeartOfGold Mollie Malloy, singled out to be as a terrible performance by many people. ''[[OldShame Including Carol Burnett]]''.
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* [[WhatTheHellCastingAgency What The Hell, Casting Agency?]]: [[TheCarolBurnettShow Carol Burnett]] as tragic HookerWithAHeartOfGold Mollie Malloy, singled out as to be a terrible performance by many people. ''[[OldShame Including Carol Burnett]]''.
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* HilariousInHindsight: While obviously meant to be a satire of news media, the film becomes ''a lot'' funnier when you remember that just two years after its release, Carol Burnett sued ''The National Enquirer'' for libel, making quotes like this one all the more [[VerbalIrony ironic]]:
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* HilariousInHindsight: While obviously meant to be a satire of news media, the film becomes ''a lot'' funnier when you remember that just two years after its release, Carol Burnett sued ''The National the ''National Enquirer'' for libel, making quotes like this one all the more [[VerbalIrony ironic]]:
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** Early on, when Hildy and Walt are arguing in Walt's office, Hildy mentions having been out of town covering "the monkey trial." Jack Lemmon would go on to play Henry Drummond in the 1999 adaptation of ''InheritTheWind''.
* [[WhatTheHellCastingAgency What The Hell, Casting Agency?]]: [[TheCarolBurnettShow Carol Burnett]] as tragic HookerWithAHeartOfGold Mollie Molloy, singled out as a terrible performance by many people. ''[[OldShame Including Carol Burnett]]''.
** So much so, that when Burnett was a passenger on a flight that had ''The Front Page'' as its in-flight movie, at the film's end, she stood up and ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny apologized to the passengers for what they had just witnessed]]''.
* [[WhatTheHellCastingAgency What The Hell, Casting Agency?]]: [[TheCarolBurnettShow Carol Burnett]] as tragic HookerWithAHeartOfGold Mollie Molloy, singled out as a terrible performance by many people. ''[[OldShame Including Carol Burnett]]''.
** So much so, that when Burnett was a passenger on a flight that had ''The Front Page'' as its in-flight movie, at the film's end, she stood up and ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny apologized to the passengers for what they had just witnessed]]''.
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*HilariousInHindsight: While obviously meant to be a satire of news media, the film becomes ''a lot'' funnier when you remember that just two years after the film's release, Carol Burnett sued ''The National Enquirer'' for libel, making quotes like this one all the more [[VerbalIrony ironic]]:
-->'''Earl Williams''': You don't have to answer this, Mollie, but is it true what they said in the papers?
-->'''Mollie Malloy''': Is what true?
-->'''Earl Williams''': That you were going to marry me on the gallows.
-->'''Mollie Malloy''': Well, if it's in the papers, it must be true. They wouldn't print a lie.
*HilariousInHindsight: While obviously meant to be a satire of news media, the film becomes ''a lot'' funnier when you remember that just two years after the film's release, Carol Burnett sued ''The National Enquirer'' for libel, making quotes like this one all the more [[VerbalIrony ironic]]:
-->'''Earl Williams''': You don't have to answer this, Mollie, but is it true what they said in the papers?
-->'''Mollie Malloy''': Is what true?
-->'''Earl Williams''': That you were going to marry me on the gallows.
-->'''Mollie Malloy''': Well, if it's in the papers, it must be true. They wouldn't print a lie.
