"It's the hottest story since the Chicago fire...and they're sitting on it."

1974

1h 45m

7.3(365 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit.

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Cast & Crew

25 members

Acting

Jack Lemmon

Hildebrand Johnson

Acting

Walter Matthau

Walter Burns

Acting

Susan Sarandon

Peggy Grant

Acting

Vincent Gardenia

Sheriff

Acting

David Wayne

Roy Bensinger

Acting

Allen Garfield

Kruger

Acting

Austin Pendleton

Earl Williams

Acting

Charles Durning

Murphy

Acting

Herb Edelman

Schwartz

Acting

Martin Gabel

Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer

Acting

Harold Gould

Mayor

Acting

Cliff Osmond

Officer Jacobi

Acting

Dick O'Neill

McHugh

Acting

Jon Korkes

Rudy Keppler

No Image

Acting

Carol Burnett

Mollie Malloy

Acting

Paul Benedict

Plunkett

Acting

Allen Jenkins

Telegrapher

Acting

Barbara Davis

Myrtle

No Image

Acting

Biff Elliot

Police Dispatcher

Acting

Lou Frizzell

Endicott

Acting

Doro Merande

Jennie

Directing

Noam Pitlik

Wilson

Acting

Joshua Shelley

Cab Driver

Acting

John Furlong

Duffy

No Image

Acting

Leonard Bremen

Butch

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