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.
1988Switching ChannelsMovieWriter
1974The Front PageMovieTheatre Play
1966Mission: ImpossibleTV show1 episodes
1962Billy Rose's JumboMovieTheatre Play
1956The Adventures of Jim BowieTV show1 episodes
1955GunsmokeTV showas Taylor · 1 episodes
1950Perfect StrangersMovieTheatre Play
1949The Twentieth CenturyMovieWriter
1948The Front PageMovieWriter
1948Lulu BelleMovieTheatre Play
1947The Senator Was IndiscreetMovieWriter
1945The Front PageMovieWriter
1940I Take This WomanMovieStory
1940His Girl FridayMovieTheatre Play
1939Wuthering HeightsMovieScreenplay
1939Gunga DinMovieStory
1938Angels with Dirty FacesMovieWriter
1936Soak the RichMovieDirector · Writer · Producer
1935Barbary CoastMovieWriter
1935Spring TonicMovieTheatre Play
1935Once in a Blue MoonMovieDirector · Writer
1935The ScoundrelMovieas Flop House Bum · Director · Producer · Story
1934The President VanishesMovieWriter
1934Crime Without PassionMovieas Second Interviewer (uncredited) · Director · Screenplay · Producer
1934Twentieth CenturyMovieScreenplay
1932Rasputin and the EmpressMovieScreenplay
1931The Sin of Madelon ClaudetMovieWriter
1931The Unholy GardenMovieStory · Dialogue · Screenplay
1931New Adventures of Get Rich Quick WallingfordMovieAdaptation
1931The Front PageMovieWriter
1930PaidMovieAdaptation · Writer
1930Way for a SailorMovieAdditional Dialogue
1930Billy the KidMovieAdditional Dialogue
1930The Girl Said NoMovieWriter
1930Street of ChanceMovieWriter