Product: The Front Page [VHS] (1974)
Rating: 4.0
Captures spirit of play
This film captures very well the spirit of the play from which it is derived. The movie is hilarious and engaging. One weakness is that Wilder has made Tribune reporter Bensinger gay (he wasn't gay in the play). Wilder has also added another gay man, Examiner cub reporter Keppler, who wasn't in the play. Before the final credits, Wilder tells us that these two men have gone off and opened an antique store together. Even in 1974, when the movie was made, this ridicule of two gay men must have been a bit hard to take.