The Front Page Blu-ray Detailed
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Posted July 16, 2015 03:28 PM by Webmaster
Kino Classics has officially announced and detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of Lewis Milestone's (All Quiet on the Western Front) The Front Page (1931), starring Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, and Mary Brian. Newly mastered in HD from 35mm elements preserved by the Library of Congress, the release will be available for purchase on August 11.
Based on the hit 1928 Broadway play, and twice remade (by Howard Hawks in 1940 as His Girl Friday, and by Billy Wilder in 1974), this fast-paced farce was the prototype for the classic screwball comedies to follow. Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Lewis Milestone (All Quiet on the Western Front) and produced by Howard Hughes (Hell's Angels, Scarface), THE FRONT PAGE is also a landmark early sound film and a classic of the Pre-Code era, packed with risqué humor and dialogue.
Long available only in poor-quality, public domain copies, this new edition from Kino Classics is newly mastered in HD from 35mm elements preserved by the Library of Congress. Set to street on August 11th with a SRP of $29.95, THE FRONT PAGE comes packed with bonus features, including a short documentary on the film preservation efforts of the Library of Congress, audio commentary by film historian Bret Wood, the 1937 radio adaptation starring Walter Winchell and presented by Cecil B. DeMille (60 min.), and the 1946 radio adaptation starring Adolphe Menjou and Pat O'Brien (30 min.)
Based on the wildly successful (and controversial) play by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, THE FRONT PAGE follows hard-boiled crime reporter Hildy Johnson (Pat O'Brien) who has vowed to quit the business and marry his new sweetheart (Mary Brian). But when a political radical (George E. Stone) escapes from custody on the eve of his hanging, the reporter's room is plunged into comedic chaos, and Hildy's brash editor (Menjou) sees it as an opportunity to manipulate the reporter into staying.
Raucous, irreverent, and remarkably funny, THE FRONT PAGE is a landmark in cinema history - a brilliantly orchestrated, high-speed satire that set the standard for the countless screwball comedies that followed in its wake. But few films can match the risqué flavor and the relentless pace of the masterpiece that spawned an entire genre, earning Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor (Adolphe Menjou), and Best Director (Lewis Milestone), as well as a spot on the esteemed National Film Registry.
Special Features:
Based on the hit 1928 Broadway play, and twice remade (by Howard Hawks in 1940 as His Girl Friday, and by Billy Wilder in 1974), this fast-paced farce was the prototype for the classic screwball comedies to follow. Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Lewis Milestone (All Quiet on the Western Front) and produced by Howard Hughes (Hell's Angels, Scarface), THE FRONT PAGE is also a landmark early sound film and a classic of the Pre-Code era, packed with risqué humor and dialogue.
Long available only in poor-quality, public domain copies, this new edition from Kino Classics is newly mastered in HD from 35mm elements preserved by the Library of Congress. Set to street on August 11th with a SRP of $29.95, THE FRONT PAGE comes packed with bonus features, including a short documentary on the film preservation efforts of the Library of Congress, audio commentary by film historian Bret Wood, the 1937 radio adaptation starring Walter Winchell and presented by Cecil B. DeMille (60 min.), and the 1946 radio adaptation starring Adolphe Menjou and Pat O'Brien (30 min.)
Based on the wildly successful (and controversial) play by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, THE FRONT PAGE follows hard-boiled crime reporter Hildy Johnson (Pat O'Brien) who has vowed to quit the business and marry his new sweetheart (Mary Brian). But when a political radical (George E. Stone) escapes from custody on the eve of his hanging, the reporter's room is plunged into comedic chaos, and Hildy's brash editor (Menjou) sees it as an opportunity to manipulate the reporter into staying.
Raucous, irreverent, and remarkably funny, THE FRONT PAGE is a landmark in cinema history - a brilliantly orchestrated, high-speed satire that set the standard for the countless screwball comedies that followed in its wake. But few films can match the risqué flavor and the relentless pace of the masterpiece that spawned an entire genre, earning Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor (Adolphe Menjou), and Best Director (Lewis Milestone), as well as a spot on the esteemed National Film Registry.
Special Features:
- Short documentary on the film preservation efforts of the Library of Congress
- Audio commentary by film historian Bret Wood
- 1937 Radio adaptation starring Walter Winchell, presented by Cecil B. DeMille (60 min.)
- 1946 Radio adaptation starring Adolphe Menjou and Pat O'Brien (30 min.)