The Front Page Desert Island Films

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Infobase, film distributor.

Desert Island Films (Firm)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--History.

Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.).

Motion pictures.

Genre:

Internet videos

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 40 min., 13 sec)) sound

Distribution:

New York, N.Y. Distributed by Infobase, 2019

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Desert Island Films, [1931]

Language Note:

Closed-captioned

System Details:

Streaming video file

System requirements: FOD playback platform

video file

Summary:

Adapted from the 1928 stage play, this comedy follows Hildy Johnson (Pat O'Brien), an investigative reporter looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer (George E. Stone) escapes from custody, Hildy sees an opportunity for the story of a lifetime. When he finds the criminal, he learns that the man may not be guilty. With the help of his editor (Adolphe Menjou), Hildy attempts to hide the convict, uncover the conspiracy, and write the scoop of his career. Nominated for three Academy Awards and selected to the National Film Registry in 2010

Contents:

The Front Page (40:13);

Notes:

Originally released by Desert Island Films, 1931

Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 10, 2019

Title from distributor's description

OCLC:

1127920354

Publisher Number:

189494 Infobase

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license