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The Girl on the Front Page

The Girl on the Front Page

1936Movie⏱️ 1h 15mApproved
ComedyCrimeDramaMysteryRomance
6.2
IMDB Rating
88 votes

The heiress to a powerful newspaper owner gets a job at the paper under an assumed name and helps break up a blackmail racket.

Director
Harry Beaumont
Writers
Roy Chanslor, Marjorie Chanslor, Austin Parker
Stars
Edmund Lowe, Gloria Stuart, Reginald Owen
Release Date
September 27, 1936
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Edmund Lowe
Edmund Lowe
as Hank Gilman
Gloria Stuart
Gloria Stuart
as Joan Langford
Reginald Owen
Reginald Owen
as Archie Biddle
Spring Byington
Spring Byington
as Mrs. Langford
Gilbert Emery
Gilbert Emery
as Thorne
David Oliver
David Oliver
as Flash
Robert Gleckler
Robert Gleckler
as Bill
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Phillip Trent
as Edward
Maxine Reiner
Maxine Reiner
as Annette
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Sylvia Andrew
as Cook

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Production
Universal Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

b moviedouble feature filmdamsel in distressheld at gunpointhenchman

🎯 Categories

ComedyCrimeDramaMysteryRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Joan isn't exactly sure what she wants to do with her newspaper.
by planktonrules2017-01-11
7/10

"When the film begins, the old and beloved owner of a newspaper dies at his desk. The timing sure isn't ideal, as his daughter, Joan (Gloria Stuart), is scheduled to arrive the next day to see him! However, instead of selling the paper like folks assume she's going to do, she plans on working there! But when she meets the managing editor, Hank Gilman (Edmund Lowe), she decides to pretend to be a regular person seeking employment instead of divulging who she really is. Why? Well, I'm not exactly sure! However, he soon realizes who she is and keeps this to himself....again, I am no..."

📖 Synopsis

The heiress to a powerful newspaper owner gets a job at the paper under an assumed name and helps break up a blackmail racket.