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Front Page Woman

  • 19351935
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 22m
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6.5/10
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Bette Davis and George Brent in Front Page Woman (1935)
A woman reporter tries to prove she's just as good as any man, but runs into trouble along the way.
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A woman reporter tries to prove she's just as good as any man, but runs into trouble along the way.A woman reporter tries to prove she's just as good as any man, but runs into trouble along the way.A woman reporter tries to prove she's just as good as any man, but runs into trouble along the way.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.6K
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POPULARITY
69,151
26,042
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    • Director
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • Laird Doyle(screen play)
      • Lillie Hayward(screen play)
      • Roy Chanslor(screen play)
    • Stars
      • Bette Davis
      • George Brent
      • Roscoe Karns
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • Laird Doyle(screen play)
      • Lillie Hayward(screen play)
      • Roy Chanslor(screen play)
    • Stars
      • Bette Davis
      • George Brent
      • Roscoe Karns
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    • 18User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews

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    Bette Davis
    Bette Davis
    • Ellen Garfield
    George Brent
    George Brent
    • Curt Devlin
    Roscoe Karns
    Roscoe Karns
    • Toots O'Grady
    Wini Shaw
    Wini Shaw
    • Inez Cardoza
    • (as Winifred Shaw)
    Walter Walker
    • Judge Rickard
    J. Carrol Naish
    J. Carrol Naish
    • Robert Cardoza
    • (as J. Carroll Naish)
    Gordon Westcott
    Gordon Westcott
    • Maitland Coulter
    Dorothy Dare
    Dorothy Dare
    • Mae LaRue
    June Martel
    June Martel
    • Olive Wilson
    Joseph Crehan
    Joseph Crehan
    • Spike Kiley
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    • Hallohan
    Addison Richards
    Addison Richards
    • District Attorney
    Joe King
    Joe King
    • Hartnett
    • (as Joseph King)
    Selmer Jackson
    Selmer Jackson
    • Joe Davis
    • (as Selmar Jackson)
    Miki Morita
    • Fuji
    • (as Mike Morita)
    Huntley Gordon
    Huntley Gordon
    • Marvin Q. Stone
    Georges Renavent
    Georges Renavent
    • Robert Chinard
    Ernie Alexander
    • Elevator Operator
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • Laird Doyle(screen play) (dialogue)
      • Lillie Hayward(screen play)
      • Roy Chanslor(screen play)
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    • Trivia
      One of eleven films Bette Davis starred in with George Brent.
    • Goofs
      When Robert closes the French doors of the brightly lit and gated elevator at the 48 Kingston building, you could see the silhouette of the gates being shut and also as the elevator begins its ascent. But as the elevator is shown passing each floor, the gates are no longer seen. Additionally, when the elevator stops, the doors open immediately and Robert quickly exists the elevator without any signs of him pulling the elevator gates open nor are the gates even seen.
    • Quotes

      Ellen Garfield: You make me so mad I could... well, I could spit!

    • Connections
      Featured in AFI Life Achievement Award: AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Bette Davis (1977)

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    7/10
    A better than average Bette Davis film from the mid-1930s
    Bette Davis plays a plucky female reporter who just got the chance to do lead stories--those traditionally done exclusively by men. A rival reporter, George Brent, is in love with her but also has little respect for her "trying to make it in a man's world"--so naturally she refuses to marry a man who doesn't respect her. In the midst of their arguments, Brent proposes a contest to see which can get the biggest scoop during a murder investigation and the subsequent trial. Now this all could have been very predictable or sexist, but somehow both pitfalls were avoided.

    Sure, this isn't the deepest or best film that Bette Davis made in her long and distinguished career, but for the mid-1930s it's pretty good stuff. Although Warner Brothers employed one of the finest actresses of all time in the form of Miss Davis, up until the late 30s, they bounced her around from bad to mediocre to top of the line films and back again! So inconsistent were these roles that even after being Oscar nominated (OF HUMAN BONDAGE) and receiving the Oscar (DANGEROUS), Miss Davis STILL bounced around the studio in predictable programmers, B-movies AND A-films as well. As a result, she walked out of her contract (briefly).

    Despite all this, FRONT PAGE WOMAN was a good film for her career--as it was quite enjoyable, gave her a chance to appear with her favorite leading man (George Brent) and gave her a decent (though not always believable) leading role. The film is a typical battle of the sexes film which weren't especially uncommon during Hollywood's Golden Age and like many of these films (such as PAT AND MIKE and WOMAN OF THE YEAR), it was a lot of fun. Plus, the chemistry between Davis and Brent was wonderful and I wish their films together got more attention--they are always enjoyable even when the writing isn't up to snuff (as in a few of their films together).
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    • Release date
      • July 20, 1935 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Women Are Born Newspapermen
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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