Front Page Woman (1935)
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80% of critics liked it
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43% of users liked it
(66 ratings)
Ellen Garfield (Bette Davis) is a neophyte reporter with ambitions big enough to take on assignments usually reserved for men, including the execution of a woman convicted of murder (which causes her to faint). Curt Devlin (George Brent) is a newshawk for a rival paper who likes Ellen a lot, but not… More Ellen Garfield (Bette Davis) is a neophyte reporter with ambitions big enough to take on assignments usually reserved for men, including the execution of a woman convicted of murder (which causes her to faint). Curt Devlin (George Brent) is a newshawk for a rival paper who likes Ellen a lot, but not her career plans. The two keep crossing paths and tripping each other up, mostly by accident, with Curt's photographer pal Toots O'Grady (Roscoe Karns) keeping score. Curt would like to romance Ellen, but wants her to give up on being a reporter; and she won't give up until she proves she's as good a reporter as any man, including Curt. And when a routine fire that they're both covering turns into a case of disappearance and murder involving a well-known Broadway producer, they end up going head-to-head on both the manhunt for the presumed killer and the trial that follows. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated, 1 hr. 22 min.
- Directed By
- Michael Curtiz
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- In Theaters
- Jul 20, 1935 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Variety Staff, Variety
Lacks authenticity and is so far fetched it'll hand newsscribes around the country a constant run of ripples. But it's light and has some funny lines and situations.
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Frank S. Nugent, New York Times
If you will keep in mind that this portrayal of newspaper work is a wee bit on the whimsy side, then Front Page Woman can be recommended as a downright amusing photoplay.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
As far-fetched a newspaper yarn as ever was concocted.
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Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Absurd at times, with the two papers at one point printing absolutely identical stories, but directed and acted with sparkle and speed.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Shoots for entertainment rather than for any accuracy on being a newspaper reporter.
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Cast
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Bette Davisas Ellen Garfield -
George Brentas Curt Devlin -
June Martelas Olive
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Roscoe Karnsas Toots -
Dorothy Dareas Showgirl -
Walter Walkeras Judge Rickard
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