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Chicago, Illinois | Journalist
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Best Film | 1975 | Billy
Best Foreign Director Migliore Regista Straniero | 1975 | Billy
Best Foreign Actor Migliore Attore Straniero | 1975 | Walter
Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | 1975 | Walter
Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | 1975
Best Film | 1975 | Billy
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium | 1975 | I. A. L.
Budget 4,000,000 USD
This version of "The Front Page" was the first to mention the city by name and use actual Chicago newspapers. Billy Wilder felt that Chicago was the most exciting newspaper town in the country.
Carol Burnett was extremely unhappy with her performance, as were a lot of critics. She often told the story of being on a flight which showed this as the in-flight movie. When the film ended, Burnett stood up and apologized to the passengers.
Susan Sarandon stayed at the famed Chateau Marmont Hotel in Hollywood during the shoot, and was robbed by an intruder who took her gear while she slept. When she told Walter Matthau, he insisted on lending her some money to get her through the shoot.
The opening scene showing the newspaper being printed was shot at the Los Angeles Herald Examiner's print room. It had one of the last fully operational old style printing presses still in use.
The stage version of The Front Page opened at the Times Square Theater on August 14, 1928, and ran for 276 performances.
"[last lines] Walter Burns: That train that just left, what's the first stop? Telegrapher: Gary, Indiana. Walter Burns: All right. Send a message to the police chief at Gary, Indiana. Tell him to meet the midnight train to Philadelphia and arrest one Hildy Johnson. Telegrapher: Hildy Johnson? Walter Burns: Yeah. Son of a bitch stole my watch."
"Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer: Tell me, Mr. Williams, were you unhappy as a child? Earl Williams: Not really. I had a perfectly normal childhood. Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer: I see. You wanted to kill your father and sleep with you mother. Earl Williams: [to Sheriff Hartman] If he's gonna talk dirty ... Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer: When you were in grammar school, did you practice self-abuse? Earl Williams: No, sir. I don't believe in it. I would never abuse myself or anybody else. I love people. I love all people. 'Honest Pete' Hartman Sheriff of Clark County: I suppose that cop committed suicide! Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer: Let us get back to masturbation. Did your father ever catch you in the act? Earl Williams: Oh, my father was - was never home. He was a conductor on the Chicago-Northwestern. Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer: Very significant. Your father wore a uniform, just like that policeman. And when he pulled out that gun, an obvious phallic symbol, you thought he was your father, and he was going to use it to hurt your mother. Earl Williams: [to Sheriff Hartman] He's crazy."
