His Girl Friday

1940 PG-13 1h 32m

7.4 / 10 929

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Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. She’s threatening to quit and settle down with a new beau, but, as Walter knows, she has a weakness: she can’t resist a juicy scoop.

Director Howard Hawks

Writers

Charles MacArthur Charles Lederer Ben Hecht

Stars

Cary Grant Rosalind Russell Ralph Bellamy

Insurance Doctor (uncredited)

Wheaton Chambers

Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

Cop (uncredited)

Ann Doran

Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)

Ralph Dunn

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Earl Dwire

Pete Davis (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

Frank the Policeman (uncredited)

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Jack Gardner

Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

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Eddie Hart

Carl the Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Marion Martin

Evangeline (uncredited)

Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)

Comedy Romance Drama

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Geronimo1967 23 Jun 2022

7/10

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 ...