The Front Page

Ben Hecht

ISBN 10: 0573609128 / ISBN 13: 9780573609121

Published by Samuel French Inc, 2010

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Comedy / Characters: 17 males 5 females Set Requirements: Interior An irresistible comedy with thrills and derring do set in the news room. Hildy wants to break away from journalism and go on a belated honeymoon. There is a jailbreak and into Hildy's hands falls the escapee as hostage. He conceals his prize in a rolltop desk and phones his scoop to his managing editor. Their job is to prevent other reporters and the sheriff from opening the desk and finding their story. Some hoods are enli.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Front Page
• Publisher: Samuel French Inc
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0573609128
• ISBN 13: 9780573609121
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Comedy / Characters: 17 males 5 females

Set Requirements: Interior

An irresistible comedy with thrills and derring do set in the news room. Hildy wants to break away from journalism and go on a belated honeymoon. There is a jailbreak and into Hildy's hands falls the escapee as hostage. He conceals his prize in a rolltop desk and phones his scoop to his managing editor. Their job is to prevent other reporters and the sheriff from opening the desk and finding their story. Some hoods are enli

About the Author

Ben Hecht (1894-1964) was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, and novelist. Called "the Shakespeare of Hollywood," he received screen credits, alone or in collaboration, for the stories or screenplays of some 70 films and as a prolific storyteller, authored 35 books and created some of the most entertaining screenplays and plays in America.