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This 1928 Ben Hecht - Chas. MacArthur play influenced the public's conception of newspapermen

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  • Editor Walter Burns schemes to hold on to reporter Hildy Johnson in this 1928 farce
  • In this Hecht-MacArthur comedy, a group of reporters awaits the execution of an anarchist
  • In 1928 writers Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur made big news with this play