One of the things that will keep The Front Page burning bright as long as newspapers are alive is the myth that newspapermen are breezy and raffish. What other play has for so long fed the self-image of journalists?
– Jay Carr
The Front Page is still full of peppy banter as it sends its seedy knights after cheap scoops.
– Jay Carr
They were fast-moving opportunists encased in cynicism and proud of it.
– Jay Carr
Walter Burns is the archetypal managing editor-ruthless, self-righteous, manipulative, downright maniacal if it means an exclusive, especially one that it can congratulate itself for on its own front page.