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.
The Front Page
(Theatre Play)
Wuthering Heights
(Screenplay)
His Girl Friday
(Theatre Play)
Switching Channels
(Writer)
Crime Without Passion
(Director)
The Scoundrel
(Director)
Rasputin and the Empress
(Screenplay)
Billy Rose's Jumbo
(Theatre Play)
The Unholy Garden
(Story)
Way for a Sailor
(Additional Dialogue)
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
(Adaptation)
Street of Chance
(Writer)
Paid
(Adaptation)
Paid
(Writer)
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
(Writer)
Barbary Coast
(Writer)
The Front Page
(Writer)
The Senator Was Indiscreet
(Writer)
Perfect Strangers
(Theatre Play)
Love in Every Port
(ADR Coordinator)
The President Vanishes
(Writer)
Lulu Belle
(Theatre Play)
Twentieth Century
(Screenplay)
Angels with Dirty Faces
(Writer)
I Take This Woman
(Story)
Gunga Din
(Story)
The Scoundrel
(Producer)
Soak the Rich
(Director)
Soak the Rich
(Writer)
Soak the Rich
(Producer)
The Scoundrel
(Story)
The Unholy Garden
(Dialogue)
Crime Without Passion
(Screenplay)
Crime Without Passion
(Producer)
The Girl Said No
(Writer)
Billy the Kid
(Additional Dialogue)
Spring Tonic
(Theatre Play)
Once in a Blue Moon
(Director)
Once in a Blue Moon
(Writer)
The Front Page
(Writer)
The Front Page
(Writer)
The Twentieth Century
(Writer)
The Front Page
(Writer)