| The Front Page | |
|---|---|
_Second_Edition.jpg) Second edition, 1928 | |
| Written by | |
| Date premiered | August 14, 1928 |
| Place premiered | Times Square Theater New York City |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | The 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]
- ^ "Public Domain Day 2024 | Duke University School of Law". web.law.duke.edu.