0.6Writing

Charles MacArthur

Nov 5, 1895 - 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.

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Cast

Media
Movie1935The ScoundrelFlop House Bum
Movie1934Crime Without PassionSecond Interviewer (uncredited)
TV Show1955GunsmokeTaylor1
TV Show1966Mission: Impossible1
TV Show1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie1

Crew

Media
Movie1974The Front PageTheatre PlayWriting
Movie1940His Girl FridayTheatre PlayWriting
Movie1939Wuthering HeightsScreenplayWriting
Movie1988Switching ChannelsWriterWriting
Movie1934Crime Without PassionDirectorDirecting
Movie1935The ScoundrelDirectorDirecting
Movie1932Rasputin and the EmpressScreenplayWriting
Movie1962Billy Rose's JumboTheatre PlayWriting
Movie1931The Unholy GardenStoryWriting
Movie1930Way for a SailorAdditional DialogueCrew
Movie1931New Adventures of Get Rich Quick WallingfordAdaptationWriting
Movie1930Street of ChanceWriterWriting
Movie1930PaidWriterWriting
Movie1930PaidAdaptationWriting
Movie1931The Sin of Madelon ClaudetWriterWriting
Movie1935Barbary CoastWriterWriting
Movie1931The Front PageWriterWriting
Movie1947The Senator Was IndiscreetWriterWriting
Movie1950Perfect StrangersTheatre PlayWriting
Movie1931Love in Every PortADR CoordinatorSound
Movie1934The President VanishesWriterWriting
Movie1948Lulu BelleTheatre PlayWriting
Movie1934Twentieth CenturyScreenplayWriting
Movie1938Angels with Dirty FacesWriterWriting
Movie1940I Take This WomanStoryWriting
Movie1939Gunga DinStoryWriting
Movie1935The ScoundrelProducerProduction
Movie1936Soak the RichDirectorDirecting
Movie1936Soak the RichWriterWriting
Movie1936Soak the RichProducerProduction
Movie1935The ScoundrelStoryWriting
Movie1931The Unholy GardenDialogueWriting
Movie1934Crime Without PassionScreenplayWriting
Movie1934Crime Without PassionProducerProduction
Movie1930The Girl Said NoWriterWriting
Movie1930Billy the KidAdditional DialogueCrew
Movie1935Spring TonicTheatre PlayWriting
Movie1935Once in a Blue MoonDirectorDirecting
Movie1935Once in a Blue MoonWriterWriting
Movie1945The Front PageWriterWriting
Movie1948The Front PageWriterWriting
Movie1949The Twentieth CenturyWriterWriting
Movie1931The Front PageOriginal Film WriterWriting