4.63-The Front Page with Matthew Carlson

Today's episode is my conversation about the 1931 film The Front Page. I'm joined by Matthew Carlson from the What Am I Making newsletter and we talk about the level of effectiveness of the film's humor, how this film paved the way for many that came after it including at least one remake of the story, and the deep rooted misogyny of the story.

You can watch The Front Page on YouTube, Tubi, or Amazon Prime and be sure to check out Matthew's newsletter and check out his summer music tour this July and August.

Other films mentioned in this episode include:

• A League of Their Own directed by Penny Marshall
• 12 Angry Men directed by Sidney Lumet
• His Girl Friday directed by Howard Hawks
• The Philadelphia Story directed by George Cukor
• All Quiet on the Western Front directed by Lewis Milestone
• Oppenheimer directed by Christopher Nolan
• The Hangover directed by Todd Phillips
• Ace in the Hold directed by Billy Wilder
• White Heat directed by Raoul Walsh
• Rain directed by Lewis Milestone
• Sadie Thompson directed by Raoul Walsh
• Ocean's Eleven directed by Lewis Milestone
• Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) directed by Lewis Milestone
• Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) directed by Frank Lloyd
• The Spirit of St. Louis directed by Billy Wilder
• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes directed by Howard Hawks
• The Wizard of Oz directed by Victor Fleming
• The Silence of the Lambs directed by Jonathan Demme
• The Front Page (1974) directed by Billy Wilder
• Switching Channels directed by Ted Kotcheff
• Wings directed by William A. Wellman and Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
• Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans directed by F. W. Murnau
• 7th Heaven directed by Frank Borzage
• Metropolis directed by Fritz Lang
• Nosferatu directed by F. W. Murnau
• Dracula directed by Tod Browning
• Frankenstein directed by James Whale
• City Lights directed by Charlie Chaplin

Other referenced topics:

• The Front Page (play) by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
• David Nusair review on Reelfilm.com
• Mad Men (series)