She ordered Myerson o cancel all her future engagements, concert dates and radio job - and he was flabbergasted: "I""ll be ruined.But that wasn""t good enough for them.Oh, no.They had to have he ears of the world, too.So they opened their big mouths, and out came talk.Talk! Talk!Joe jokes about the effects of sound on movies: "That""s where the popcorn business comes in.In addition, at almost three hours in length, it was the longest film to date.However, it still provokes conflicting views about its message.The debate regarding the film""s form versus content will never end.The film is many things: repulsive, naive, biased, simplistic, historically inaccurate, and astonishing in its view of history and racist glorification of the KKK.]Director Billy Wilder attempted a remake with a third film version:The Front Page (1974)with Jack Lemmon (as Hildy Johnson) and Walter Matthau (as Walter Burns).Spaulding: Well, drop in some time.Ravelli: Sewer.Spaulding: Well, we cleaned that up pretty well.Ravelli: Well, let""s see how-a we stand.Spaulding: Flat-footed.Ravelli: Yesterday, we didn""t come.(To Mrs.Rittenhouse) You remember, yesterday we didn""t come?Spaulding: Oh, I remember.Ravelli: Yes, that""s three hundred dollars.Spaulding: Yesterday, you didn""t come, that""s three hundred dollars?Ravelli: Yes, three hundred dollars.