His Girl Friday
1940 · Movie · NR · 92 min · ★ 7.4 · 97% critics
A fast-talking newspaper editor tries to pull his star reporter, now estranged from him, back from an impending new life. But she’s tempted by sensational headlines and deadline pressure keeps interfering with their tug-of-war in a chaotic newsroom.
Based on The Front Page
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Details
- Years
- 1940
- Release date
- 1940-01-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 97/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (936 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this whirlwind newsroom screwball if you want rapid, witty back-and-forth and nonstop trouble; Not for you if fast dialogue and busy plots tire you out, or if you prefer gentler pacing like The Philadelphia Story.
Pros: razor-wit banter; breakneck pace; standout leads | Cons: plot can feel muddled; dialogue may overwhelm; some subplots feel off
Themes
- prison
- journalist
- suicide
- journalism
- based on play or musical
- wager
- fugitive
- black and white
- screwball comedy
- corrupt politician
- newspaper editor
- insurance agent
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Cast & crew
Cary Grant
as Walter Burns
Rosalind Russell
as Hildy Johnson
Ralph Bellamy
as Bruce Baldwin
Gene Lockhart
as Sheriff Hartwell
Porter Hall
as Murphy
Ernest Truex
as Bensinger
Cliff Edwards
as Endicott
Clarence Kolb
as Mayor
Roscoe Karns
as McCue
Frank Jenks
as Wilson
Directed by Howard Hawks