The Front Page (1974)

#12 in my Ranking of Billy Wilder movies.

The latest in a series of adaptations of a play from the early 20th century, The Front Page is an enjoyable and highly entertaining look at the journalistic trade. Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau both shine in this movie, their third collaboration, and Billy Wilder keeps things clean, clear, and pretty as the story zips along.

There’s been a murder of a policeman, and the man responsible is in prison and ready for the gallows. The newspapers are all...