Writer
Charles MacArthur
130 years · Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA · 21 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 21
Switching Channels
1988 · Writer
On Tubi TV
The Twentieth Century
1949 · Writer
The Front Page
1948 · Writer
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947 · Writer
The Front Page
1945 · Writer
Wuthering Heights
1939 · Screenplay
On Plex
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938 · Writer
Soak the Rich
1936 · Director, Writer
Barbary Coast
1935 · Writer
On Plex
Once in a Blue Moon
1935 · Director, Writer
The Scoundrel
1935 · Flop House Bum, Director
The President Vanishes
1934 · Writer
Crime Without Passion
1934 · Second Interviewer (uncredited), Director
Twentieth Century
1934 · Screenplay
Rasputin and the Empress
1932 · Screenplay
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931 · Writer
The Unholy Garden
1931 · Screenplay
The Front Page
1931 · Writer
On Brew
Paid
1930 · Writer
On Hoopla
The Girl Said No
1930 · Writer
Street of Chance
1930 · Writer