
"It's the hottest story since the Chicago fire...and they're sitting on it."
Ruthless Chicago newspaper editor Walter Burns resorts to dubious motives in order to get top reporter Hildy Johnson to cover one more big crime story before retirement.
Director
Billy Wilder
Budget
$4,000,000
Revenue
$15,000,000
Status
Released

Jack Lemmon
Hildebrand Johnson

Walter Matthau
Walter Burns

Susan Sarandon
Peggy Grant

Vincent Gardenia
Sheriff

David Wayne
Roy Bensinger

Allen Garfield
Kruger

Austin Pendleton
Earl Williams

Charles Durning
Murphy