The Front Page

The Front Page
Second edition, 1928
Written by
Date premieredAugust 14, 1928 (1928-08-14)
Place premieredTimes Square Theater
New York City
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy
SettingThe Press Room of the Criminal Courts Building in Chicago, 1928

The Front Page is a Broadway comedy about newspaper reporters on the police beat. Written by former Chicago reporters Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, it was first produced in 1928 and has been adapted for the cinema several times. The play entered the public domain in the United States in 2024.[1]

  1. ^ "Public Domain Day 2024 | Duke University School of Law". web.law.duke.edu.