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His Girl Friday (1940)

January 18, 1940 (US) Comedy, Romance, Drama • 92m

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.

Director

Howard Hawks

Top Billed

Cary Grant

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Cary Grant
Cary Grant

Walter Burns

Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russell

Hildy Johnson

Ralph Bellamy
Ralph Bellamy

Bruce Baldwin

Gene Lockhart
Gene Lockhart

Sheriff Hartwell

John Qualen
John Qualen

Earl Williams

Helen Mack
Helen Mack

Mollie Malloy

Alma Kruger
Alma Kruger

Mrs. Baldwin

Billy Gilbert
Billy Gilbert

Joe Pettibone

Pat West
Pat West

Warden Cooley

Edwin Maxwell
Edwin Maxwell

Dr. Egelhoffer

Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon

Gus (uncredited)

Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler

Mike (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley
Harry C. Bradley

Insurance Doctor (uncredited)

Wheaton Chambers
Wheaton Chambers

Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb
Edmund Cobb

Cop (uncredited)

Ann Doran
Ann Doran

Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)

Ralph Dunn
Ralph Dunn

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Earl Dwire
Earl Dwire

Pete Davis (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty
Pat Flaherty

Frank the Policeman (uncredited)

Jack Gardner
Jack Gardner

Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Eddie Hart
Eddie Hart

Carl the Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Marion Martin
Marion Martin

Evangeline (uncredited)

Frank McLure
Frank McLure

Newsman (uncredited)

James Millican
James Millican

Tim (uncredited)

Gene Morgan
Gene Morgan

Gene (uncredited)

Delmar Watson
Delmar Watson

Skinny (uncredited)

Katherine Yorke
Katherine Yorke

Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)

Crew
Ben Hecht
Ben Hecht

Theatre Play

Joseph Walker
Joseph Walker

Director of Photography

Morrie Ryskind
Morrie Ryskind

Additional Dialogue

Cliff P. Broughton
Cliff P. Broughton

Assistant Director

Ben Hecht
Ben Hecht

Screenplay

Robert Kalloch
Robert Kalloch

Costume Design

Lionel Banks
Lionel Banks

Art Direction

Morris Stoloff
Morris Stoloff

Music Director

Paul Helmick
Paul Helmick

Assistant Director

Sidney Cutner
Sidney Cutner

Original Music Composer

Felix Mills
Felix Mills

Original Music Composer

Cliff Shirpser
Cliff Shirpser

Assistant Camera

Ben Oakland
Ben Oakland

Additional Music



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 7/10

June 23, 2022

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 of the clever, witty writing and the superbly fast… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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