His Girl Friday
Walter Burns, a shrewd and conniving newspaper publisher, will stop at nothing to win back his star reporter—his estranged wife. She’s poised to quit and settle down with a new beau, but Burns knows her weakness: she can’t resist a juicy scoop.
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Howard Hawks
Cliff P. Broughton
Paul Helmick
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This is a belter of a film! Essentially just a two hander with Cary Grant ("Walter Burns") as the editor of a newspaper facing the loss of his ex-wife, and best reporter Rosalind Russell ("Hildy Johnson") who has decided to marry Ralph Bellamy ("Bruce Baldwin") and start a new life. Anyone who enjoys the modern day writing of folks like Aaron Sorkin will immediately appreciate the depth and class of the clever, witty writing and the superbly fast paced delivery from both as Grant tries all sorts of manoeuvres to change her mind; frame her new fiancée and stop a man from going to the electric chair with the aide of little else but a few telephones and the odd interjection from some great supporters - Gene Lockhart, Porter Hall, John Qualen and Abner Biberman as his go-to fixer "Louie". Russell is no shrinking violet, either - she has plenty of great one-liners and retorts of her own, and the equality with which they scrap makes this all the more fun. The ending is a touch too inevitable, and maybe just a little too muddled and that robs it of a killer punch; but this is still a cracking romantic comedy.
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His Girl Friday FAQs
The directors of His Girl Friday are Howard Hawks, Cliff P. Broughton, and Paul Helmick.
The cast of His Girl Friday includes Pat West as Warden Cooley, Harry C. Bradley as Insurance Doctor (uncredited), Edmund Cobb as Cop (uncredited), Frank McLure as Newsman (uncredited), Ralph Dunn as Plainclothesman (uncredited), Cary Grant as Walter Burns, Edwin Maxwell as Dr. Egelhoffer, John Qualen as Earl Williams, Abner Biberman as Louie, Wade Boteler as Mike (uncredited), Eddie Hart as Carl the Plainclothesman (uncredited), James Millican as Tim (uncredited), and more.
The duration of His Girl Friday is 1h 32 mins.
Yes. You can watch the His Girl Friday trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
You can watch His Girl Friday on Artiflix (Free), Apple TV Store (Rent), Amazon Video (Rent), and Apple TV Store (Buy). Check this Fanbiz page for the latest platforms.
His Girl Friday was released on 18 Jan 1940.
His Girl Friday is listed under Comedy, Romance, and Drama on Fanbiz.
His Girl Friday has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "This is a belter of a film! Essentially just a two hander with Cary Grant ("Walter Burns") as the editor of a newspaper facing the loss of his ex-wife, and best reporter Rosalin..."
