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    On the Front Page

    23'

    1926-11-28

    6.4

    Comedy

    Overview:

    After being beaten to a story of scandal involving Countess Polasky, James W. Hornby assigns his son 24 hours to find an even more scandalous story about the countess. After spending the night in the wrong street looking for the wrong countess, he comes up with a plan: the butler will be seen in a comprimising situation with the countess, and then photographed. The countess, who is sick of reporters, has other ideas... Written by Paul L

    WritingJames ParrottDirectingJames Parrott

    Cast

    1

    Countess Polasky

    Lillian Rich

    1

    Young Hornby

    Tyler Brooke

    2

    Dangerfield

    Stan Laurel

    1

    Private Secretary

    Bull Montana

    1

    James W. Hornby

    Edwards Davis

    1

    Beauty Expert

    Leo White

    1

    Party Guest

    Bill Brokaw

    1

    James W. Hornby's Assistant (uncredited)

    William Courtright

    1

    Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

    Edgar Dearing

    1

    Beauty Expert (uncredited)

    Rolfe Sedan

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. No Language
    • List of companies:
      1. Hal Roach Studios
    • Vote Count: 6
    • Popularity: 0.8573
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:On the Front Page

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