Vintage original 4x5 in. black-and-white positive / photograph printed on glass from the classic 1930's comedy crime drama, THE FRONT PAGE, released in 1931 by United Artists and directed by Lewis Milestone. Based upon the play by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, a crusading newspaper editor (Adolphe Menjou) tricks his retiring star reporter (Pat O'Brien) into covering one last case. The cast includes Mary Brian, Edward Everett Horton, Walter Catlett, George E. Stone, Mae Clarke, Slim Summerville, and Matt Moore.

The image features a scene inside of a room where various newspaper men are camped-out and depicts fellow reporters Murphy (Walter Catlett), star reporter Hildy Johnson (Pat O'Brien), and Roy B. Bensinger (Edward Everett Horton). It is in very fine condition without any chips or scratches.

The last line of the stage play had to be partly obliterated in the film version by the sound of a typewriter being accidentally struck because the censors --even of that day--wouldn't allow the phrase "son-of-a-bitch" to be used in a movie. The journalists are all based on actual reporters who were Chicago colleagues of authors Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, with most working alongside them at the courthouse. The real names were only slightly changed: Hildy Johnson was based on the real-life reporter Hildebrand Johnson, Walter Burns was based on the editor Walter Howey, and Mac McCue was based on reporter Buddy McHugh. Continuing a practice common to the silent era, the film was shot with three cameras at the same time, which created three different negatives. The best negative was used for the US version; the second best was used for the UK version; and the final negative was used for the general international version. Additionally, some scenes were re-shot with different dialogue for the international markets.