His Girl Friday

1940 92 min ★ 7.4 Comedy, Romance, Crime

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.

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Cast

Cary Grant

Walter Burns

Rosalind Russell

Hildy Johnson

Ralph Bellamy

Bruce Baldwin

Gene Lockhart

Sheriff Hartwell

Porter Hall

Murphy

Ernest Truex

Bensinger

Cliff Edwards

Endicott

Clarence Kolb

Mayor

Roscoe Karns

McCue

Frank Jenks

Wilson

Details

Director

Howard Hawks

Screenplay

Charles Lederer

Tagline

"They're at each other's throats when they're not in each other's arms!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Columbia Pictures

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

June 23, 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 ...