Three elegantly dressed individuals engage in conversation, with one holding a small object in their hand against a vintage backdrop.

Adolphe Menjou: Gentleman of the Screen: The Front Page

classified PG

part of Slapstick Festival 2026

Film

Thu 5 Feb 2026 09:30

Director
Lewis Milestone
Details
101 mins, 1931, USA

Menjou dazzles as sharp-tongued editor Walter Burns in Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur’s landmark newsroom satire. The Front Page (1931) is a fast-talking comedy that laid the foundations for decades of screwball brilliance to come.

This is a rare opportunity to see this early classic on the big screen and to explore how Menjou helped shape the sophistication and pace of American comedy during the golden age of Hollywood.

Introduced by Andrew Kelly (Festival of Ideas). 


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