Front page
Contributors: Menjou, Adolphe, 1890-1963; O'Brien, Pat; Hecht, Ben, 1893-1964; Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964
Series: Video film classics; Video film classics
Publisher: Kartes Video Communications
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Indianapolis
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording]
Number of pages: 101
Subjects: Comedy films; Feature films
Description: Earle Williams, a convict about to be executed, escapes, throwing the criminal court building into chaos. Newspaper reporters try to "scoop" the story by holding Williams in a roll-top desk in the press room.
Notes: Based on the book of the same title by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur.

Origionally produced as a motion picture in 1931.

Director, Louis Milestone ; producer, Howard Hughes.

Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian.