Charles MacArthur

Explore Charles MacArthur's movie filmography on ReelBot, including film credits, roles, release dates, ratings, and movie details.

Writing

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.

Filmography

• Switching Channels (1988)
• The Front Page (1974)
• Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
• Perfect Strangers (1950)
• The Twentieth Century (1949)
• The Front Page (1948)
• Lulu Belle (1948)
• The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)
• The Front Page (1945)
• I Take This Woman (1940)
• His Girl Friday (1940)
• Wuthering Heights (1939)
• Gunga Din (1939)
• Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
• Soak the Rich (1936)
• Barbary Coast (1935)
• Spring Tonic (1935)
• Once in a Blue Moon (1935)
• The Scoundrel (1935)
• The President Vanishes (1934)
• Crime Without Passion (1934)
• Twentieth Century (1934)
• Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
• The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)
• The Unholy Garden (1931)
• New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford (1931)
• The Front Page (1931)
• Love in Every Port (1931)
• Paid (1930)
• Way for a Sailor (1930)
• Billy the Kid (1930)
• The Girl Said No (1930)
• Street of Chance (1930)