Writing
Charles MacArthur
1895-11-05 · Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Charles MacArthur was an American playwright, screenwriter, and journalist, renowned for his collaborations with Ben Hecht. Together, they co-wrote the classic play The Front Page (1928), a satirical look at newspaper reporters that has been adapted multiple times for stage and screen. MacArthur also co-wrote Twentieth Century (1932), a screwball comedy that became a Broadway hit. His work is celebrated for its sharp wit and insightful commentary on American society.
Known for
His Girl Friday
The Front Page
Angels with Dirty Faces
Wuthering Heights
Mission: Impossible
Gunga Din
Gunsmoke
Twentieth Century
The Front Page
Switching Channels
Barbary Coast
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Crime Without Passion
Billy Rose's Jumbo
Paid
The Scoundrel
Movie credits · 33
Switching Channels
The Front Page
Billy Rose's Jumbo
Perfect Strangers
The Twentieth Century
The Front Page
Lulu Belle
The Senator Was Indiscreet
The Front Page
I Take This Woman
His Girl Friday
Wuthering Heights
Gunga Din
Angels with Dirty Faces
Soak the Rich
Barbary Coast
Spring Tonic
Once in a Blue Moon
The Scoundrel
The President Vanishes
Crime Without Passion
Twentieth Century
Rasputin and the Empress
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
The Unholy Garden
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
The Front Page
Love in Every Port
Paid
Way for a Sailor
Billy the Kid
The Girl Said No
Street of Chance
TV credits · 3
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