Charles MacArthur

Known for WritingBorn 1895-11-05Died 1956-04-21Scranton, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Once in a Blue Moon

Soak the Rich

Love in Every Port

Mission: Impossible

The Front Page

Angels with Dirty Faces

His Girl Friday

Wuthering Heights

Gunsmoke

Twentieth Century

Street of Chance

The Unholy Garden

Paid

Switching Channels

Gunga Din

Spring Tonic

The Front Page

Barbary Coast

Billy Rose's Jumbo

The Scoundrel

The Senator Was Indiscreet

Perfect Strangers

The President Vanishes

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

Crime Without Passion

I Take This Woman

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

The Girl Said No

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Rasputin and the Empress

Way for a Sailor

Lulu Belle

Billy the Kid

The Twentieth Century

The Front Page

The Front Page