His Girl Friday (1940)

  • NR
  • 01/11/1940 (US)
  • Comedy, Romance
  • 1h 32m

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

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.

Howard Hawks

Director

Charles Lederer

Screenplay

Ben Hecht

Screenplay

Cast

Rosalind Russell's headshot

Rosalind Russell

Hildy Johnson
Cary Grant's headshot

Cary Grant

Walter Burns
Ralph Bellamy's headshot

Ralph Bellamy

Bruce Baldwin
Gene Lockhart's headshot

Gene Lockhart

Sheriff Hartwell
Clarence Kolb's headshot

Clarence Kolb

Mayor
John Qualen's headshot

John Qualen

Earl Williams
Helen Mack's headshot

Helen Mack

Mollie Malloy
Billy Gilbert's headshot

Billy Gilbert

Joe Pettibone

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