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Calling this film a screwball comedy may be a misnomer. The genre is generally considered to have started around 1934 when It Happened One Night was released. Some also claim it's a response to the Hays Code being enforced in a tougher manner in 1934. In any case, screwball usually denotes a romantic comedy where the central couple do wild things, while The Front Page is not really a romantic comedy. The Front Page may be wild and farcical, but that alone doesn't make it screwball. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.170.135.85 (talk) 03:30, 24 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Well, here in wiki-land every movie from the 1930s, that is not drama or horror, is considered a screwball comedy. The Front Page of course never isn't a screwball comedy, it just was the template for one, the much better known His Girl Friday. Basically the same plot, but the main role was switched from boy to girl. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.115.39.88 (talk) 04:01, 14 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
