Charles MacArthur

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Charles MacArthur

Writing November 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…

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His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

7.4 1940 Movie
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

7.6 1966 TV Show
The Front Page

The Front Page

7.3 1974 Movie
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.7 1955 TV Show
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

7.2 1939 Movie
Angels with Dirty Faces

Angels with Dirty Faces

7.5 1938 Movie
Gunga Din

Gunga Din

6.5 1939 Movie
The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

5.3 1956 TV Show
Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century

6.8 1934 Movie
The Front Page

The Front Page

6.5 1931 Movie
Switching Channels

Switching Channels

6.1 1988 Movie
Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast

6.4 1935 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1988
    Switching Channels

    Movie Writer

  2. 1974
    The Front Page

    Movie Theatre Play

  3. 1966
    Mission: Impossible

    TV show

  4. 1962
    Billy Rose's Jumbo

    Movie Theatre Play

  5. 1956
    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    TV show

  6. 1955
    Gunsmoke

    TV show Taylor

  7. 1950
    Perfect Strangers

    Movie Theatre Play

  8. 1949
    The Twentieth Century

    Movie Writer

  9. 1948
    The Front Page

    Movie Writer

  10. 1948
    Lulu Belle

    Movie Theatre Play

  11. 1947
    The Senator Was Indiscreet

    Movie Writer

  12. 1945
    The Front Page

    Movie Writer

  13. 1940
    I Take This Woman

    Movie Story

  14. 1940
    His Girl Friday

    Movie Theatre Play

  15. 1939
    Wuthering Heights

    Movie Screenplay

  16. 1939
    Gunga Din

    Movie Story

More credits
  1. 1938
    Angels with Dirty Faces

    Movie Writer

  2. 1936
    Soak the Rich

    Movie Producer

  3. 1935
    Barbary Coast

    Movie Writer

  4. 1935
    Spring Tonic

    Movie Theatre Play

  5. 1935
    Once in a Blue Moon

    Movie Director

  6. 1935
    The Scoundrel

    Movie Flop House Bum

  7. 1934
    The President Vanishes

    Movie Writer

  8. 1934
    Crime Without Passion

    Movie Second Interviewer (uncredited)

  9. 1934
    Twentieth Century

    Movie Screenplay

  10. 1932
    Rasputin and the Empress

    Movie Screenplay

  11. 1931
    The Sin of Madelon Claudet

    Movie Writer

  12. 1931
    The Unholy Garden

    Movie Story

  13. 1931
    New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

    Movie Adaptation

  14. 1931
    The Front Page

    Movie Writer

  15. 1931
    Love in Every Port

    Movie ADR Coordinator

  16. 1930
    Paid

    Movie Writer

  17. 1930
    Way for a Sailor

    Movie Additional Dialogue

  18. 1930
    Billy the Kid

    Movie Additional Dialogue

  19. 1930
    The Girl Said No

    Movie Writer

  20. 1930
    Street of Chance

    Movie Writer