The Front Page
“It's the hottest story since the Chicago fire...and they're sitting on it.”
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Synopsis
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.
Cast
Jack Lemmon·Hildebrand Johnson
Walter Matthau·Walter Burns
Susan Sarandon·Peggy Grant
Vincent Gardenia·Sheriff
David Wayne·Roy Bensinger
Allen Garfield·Kruger
Austin Pendleton·Earl Williams
Charles Durning·Murphy
Herb Edelman·Schwartz
Martin Gabel·Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer
Average shot length
14.8s per shot
Billy Wilder's career average is 15s across 24 measured films —see the full picture.