It's the hottest story since the Chicago fire...and they're sitting on it.
Ruthless Chicago newspaper editor Walter Burns resorts to dubious motives in order to get top reporter Hildy Johnson to cover one more big crime story before retirement.
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Classical in form, comic, cool and warm.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- warmbleak
- contemplativerelentless
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Cast
- Jack LemmonHildebrand Johnson
- Walter MatthauWalter Burns
- Susan SarandonPeggy Grant
- Vincent GardeniaSheriff
- David WayneRoy Bensinger
- Allen GarfieldKruger
- Austin PendletonEarl Williams
- Charles DurningMurphy
- Herb EdelmanSchwartz
- Martin GabelDr. Max J. Eggelhofer
Crew
- Billy WilderDirector
- Billy WilderScreenplay
- I. A. L. DiamondScreenplay
- Jordan CronenwethDirector of Photography
- Ralph E. WintersEditor
- Paul MonashProducer
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