The Front Page
Created byFranklin Heller
Written byCharles MacArthur (play)
Ben Hecht (play)
Alvin Saplinsley
StarringJohn Daly
Mark Roberts
Richard Boone
Curt Conway
Janet Shaw
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes18
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBS Television
ReleaseSeptember 29, 1949 (1949-09-29) –
January 26, 1950 (1950-01-26)

The Front Page is a CBS Television series, broadcast beginning September 29, 1949, and starring John Daly and Mark Roberts,[1] with Richard Boone, Curt Conway and Janet Shaw. The live 30-minute show, based on the 1928 play The Front Page by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht, aired Thursdays at 8pm ET.[1]

Premise

The series revolved around editor Walter Burns and his star reporter Hildy Johnson.

In the series premiere an assassination attempt has been made on the city's corrupt mayor. Hildy is on his honeymoon, so Burns compels him to come back and cover the story by kidnapping Hildy's mother-in-law. After a follow-up assassination plot is discovered and foiled, Burns keeps Hildy in town by getting the mayor to arrest Hildy.[2]

Cast

  • John Daly as editor Walter Burns
  • Mark Roberts as reporter Hildy Johnson
  • Cliff Hall as Mayor Barber
  • Leona Powers as Mrs. Grant
  • Janet Shaw as Peggy Grant

Production

Donald Davis was the producer, Frank Heller was the director, and Alvin Sapinsley was the writer. The show originated from WCBS-TV.[3]

Preservation status

Three episodes are in the collection of the Paley Center for Media.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows - 1946-Present (9 ed.). p. 508. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  2. ↑ June Bundy (1949-10-08). "The Front Page (review)". The Billboard. p. 11. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  3. ↑ "Dramatic Shows". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. November 27, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  4. ↑ Internet Archive entry

Bibliography

  • Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
  • Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1985) ISBN 0-345-31864-1
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