Front Page Woman
Front Page Woman is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz. The screenplay by Laird Doyle, Lillie Hayward and Roy Chanslor based on the novel Women Are Bum Newspapermen by Richard Macauley.
Plot
Ellen Garfield refuses to marry fellow reporter Curt Devlin until he admits she is as good at her craft as any man. The two work for rival newspapers, and their ongoing efforts to better each other eventually leads to Ellen getting fired when Curt tricks her into misreporting the verdict of a murder trial. The tables are turned when she scoops him by getting the real perpetrator, Inez Cordoza, to confess to the crime. Forced to admit Ellen is a good reporter, he finally wins her hand.
Cast
- Addison Richards
- Bette Davis
- Dorothy Dare
- Eddy Chandler
- Edward Keane
- Frank Sheridan
- George Brent
- George Chandler
- Gordon Westcott
- Harry C. Bradley
- J. Carrol Naish
- J. Farrell MacDonald
- Joseph Crehan
- Leo White
- Lester Dorr
- Mary Treen
- Paul Panzer
- Roscoe Karns
- Selmer Jackson
- Wade Boteler
- Walter Walker
- Wild Bill Elliott
- Wini Shaw
More details
| author | Laird Doyle Lillie Hayward |
|---|---|
| director | Michael Curtiz |
| editor | Terry Morse |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | force murder murder trial newspaper reporter verdict |
| musicBy | Heinz Eric Roemheld |
| producer | Samuel Bischoff |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| theme | romantic comedy trial |