The Girl on the Front Page (1936)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.25 |
Directed By
Harry Beaumont
Crew
Harry Beaumont
Roy Chanslor
Marjorie Chanslor
Homer G. Tasker
TOP CAST
Edmund Lowe
Hank Gilman
Gloria Stuart
Joan Langford
Reginald Owen
Archie Biddle
Spring Byington
Mrs. Langford
Gilbert Emery
Thorne
David Oliver
Flash
Robert Gleckler
Bill
Phillip Trent
Edward
Maxine Reiner
Annette
Sylvia Andrew
Cook
Ralph Brooks
Nightclub Patron
Earl Eby
Young Man
Jack Egan
Reporter
Edythe Elliott
Mrs. Stokes
Desmond Gallagher
Reporter
Jack Gardner
Reporter
Frances Gregg
Cook
Leyland Hodgson
Elevator-Rider
Frank Holliday
Telegraph Editor
J. Anthony Hughes
Nelson
Nolan Leary
Mack
James Macklin
Mike
Larry McGrath
Makeup Editor
Tom Moore
Brace
Horace Murphy
Cop
Forbes Murray
Politician
David Newell
Young Man
Joseph North
Butler
Mrs. Wilfrid North
Dowager
Dave O'Brien
Nightclub Patron
Lee Prather
Press Room Foreman
Archie Robbins
Steve
Don Roberts
Reporter
Buddy Roosevelt
William
Marla Shelton
Secretary
George Sorel
Headwaiter
Ted Thompson
Reporter
Laura Treadwell
Mrs. Abernathy
Monte Vandergrift
Politician
Russell Wade
Elevator Operator
Max Wagner
Fireman
Lillian West
Nurse
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