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His Girl Friday (1940)
Directed by Howard Hawks
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Overview
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.
Rated NR | Length 92 minutes
Actors
Rosalind Russell | Cary Grant | Ralph Bellamy | Gene Lockhart | Clarence Kolb | John Qualen | Helen Mack | Billy Gilbert | Porter Hall | Ernest Truex | Cliff Edwards | Roscoe Karns | Frank Jenks | Regis Toomey | Abner Biberman | Frank Orth | Alma Kruger | Pat West | Edwin Maxwell | Irving Bacon | Wade Boteler | Harry C. Bradley | Wheaton Chambers | Edmund Cobb | Ann Doran | Ralph Dunn | Earl Dwire | Pat Flaherty | Jack Gardner | Eddie Hart | Marion Martin | Frank McLure | James Millican | Gene Morgan | Delmar Watson
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/16/2025 | Computer | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7 stars |
| 08/10/2010 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Needed a Cary Grant fix I picked off Howard Hawks’ His Girl Friday (1940) from NWI. Sadly Grant isn’t even in the film much. There’s a period of 30 minutes or so where he’s not even onscreen. Definitely more of a Rosalind Russell vehicle and she’s excellent.
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