The Front Page | Media Adaptations
• The Front Page was adapted as a film in 1931. It was directed by Lewis Milestone and produced by Howard Hawks. It starred Pat O’Brien as Hildy and Adolphe Menjou as Walter Burns.
• A version was filmed in 1940 by director Howard Hawks under the title Girl Friday. It featured Rosalind Russell as a female Hildy and Cary Grant as Walter Burns.
• A television series based on the play was produced from 1949-50. It starred John Daly as Walter Burns and Mark Roberts as Hildy.
• Another version was filmed in 1974. Directed by Billy Wilder, the...
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