Film

On the Front Page

1926 · 23m · Comedy

IMDb

5.7

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

Lillian Rich

Countess Polasky

Tyler Brooke

Young Hornby

Stan Laurel

Dangerfield

Bull Montana

Private Secretary

Edwards Davis

James W. Hornby

Leo White

Beauty Expert

Bill Brokaw

Party Guest

William Courtright

James W. Hornby's Assistant (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing

Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Rolfe Sedan

Beauty Expert (uncredited)

• James ParrottWriter · Director
• Stan LaurelWriter
• Frank YoungDirector of Photography

Release date

November 28, 1926

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

23m

Genres

Comedy