Movie: The Girl on the Front Page

Top 10 Billed Cast

Edmund Lowe
Edmund Lowe

Hank Gilman

Gloria Stuart
Gloria Stuart

Joan Langford

Reginald Owen
Reginald Owen

Archie Biddle

Spring Byington
Spring Byington

Mrs. Langford

Gilbert Emery
Gilbert Emery

Thorne

David Oliver
David Oliver

Flash

Robert Gleckler
Robert Gleckler

Bill

Phillip Trent
Phillip Trent

Edward

Maxine Reiner
Maxine Reiner

Annette

Sylvia Andrew
Sylvia Andrew

Cook

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  • Overview

    The heiress to a powerful newspaper owner gets a job at the paper under an assumed name and helps break up a blackmail racket.

  • Release Date

    1936-09-26

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
  • Tagline

    A HARD BOILED NEWSPAPERMAN TAKES SOCIETY INTO CAMP!

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