The Front Page

1931 film directed by Lewis Milestone
Movie film Q669068
The Front Page
United Artists · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

The Front Page

Summary

The Front Page is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (196 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Front Page received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].
  • The Front Page's video is recorded as The Front Page (1931).webm[4].
  • The Front Page's video is recorded as The Front Page.ogv[5].
  • The Front Page's image is recorded as The Front Page (1931 film) poster.jpg[6].
  • The Front Page's instance of is recorded as film[7].
  • The Front Page's director is recorded as Lewis Milestone[8].
  • The Front Page's screenwriter is recorded as Charles Lederer[9].
  • The Front Page's composer is recorded as Ernö Rapée[10].
  • The Front Page's movement is recorded as Pre-Code Hollywood[11].
  • The Front Page's genre is recorded as comedy film[12].
  • The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Adolphe Menjou[13].
  • The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Pat O'Brien[14].
  • The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Mary Brian[15].
  • The Front Page's cast member is recorded as George E. Stone[16].
  • The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Edward Everett Horton[17].
  • The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Walter Catlett[18].
  • The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Frank McHugh[19].
  • The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Mae Clarke[20].
  • The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Slim Summerville[21].
  • The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Matt Moore[22].
  • The Front Page's cast member is recorded as James Gordon[23].
  • The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Herman J. Mankiewicz[24].
  • The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Lewis Milestone[25].
  • The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Gustav von Seyffertitz[26].
  • The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Clarence Wilson[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Howard Hughes[28] and Lewis Milestone[29]. The Front Page's director is recorded as Lewis Milestone[8]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Charles Lederer[9]. Cast members include Adolphe Menjou[13], Pat O'Brien[14], Mary Brian[15], George E. Stone[16], Edward Everett Horton[17], and Walter Catlett[18].

Publication

The Front Page's publication date is recorded as +1931-01-01T00:00:00Z[30]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Its genre is recorded as comedy film[12]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[32].

Subject and Themes

The Front Page's main subject is recorded as capital punishment[33]. Its movement is recorded as Pre-Code Hollywood[11].

Reception

The Front Page received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]. Reviews include 6.9/10[34] and 88%[35].

Why It Matters

The Front Page ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (196 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

FAQs

What awards did The Front Page receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Front Page. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-front-page
MLA “The Front Page.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-front-page.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-front-page_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Front Page}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-front-page}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): The Front Page — https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-front-page (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-front-page · Last refreshed: