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Date Posted: 21:32:08 09/16/09 Wed
Author: Tim
Subject: The Girl on the Front Page (1936)

Joan Langford (Gloria Stuart) inherits ownership of a large newspaper, and soon finds herself at odds with the paper’s fast talking managing editor, Hank Gilman (Edmund Lowe). Lowe is perfect as an acommplished and sometimes abrasive big city newspaperman in the 1930s. Miss Langford dons a disguise to work as a cub reporter for the very newspaper she owns, but the slick Mr Gilman is not fooled for long. Stuart does a great job in the female lead, matching wits and witticisms with her older and more experienced editor. The dialogue is fast and loose in this underrated mix of romantic comedy and murder mystery. Reginald Owen nearly steals the show with his portrayal of Miss Langford’s English butler, Bittle, a very likable gent despite some of his more larcenous proclivities. Spring Byington has a nice turn as Langford’s mother. Another one of the largely forgotten film relics of 1930s Hollywood, The Girl on the Front Page does not contain a single dull moment, and is certainly worth a look for its fine performances.

Tim

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[> Re: The Girl on the Front Page (1936) -- Rick, 02:23:50 09/19/09 Sat [1]

Thank you, Tim. A lost gem that is well-worth watching, made by Universal.





Rick


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