Cary Grant
Walter Burns
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His Girl Friday is a 1940 American screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell and featuring Ralph Bellamy and Gene Lockhart. It was released by Columbia Pictures. The plot centers on a newspaper editor named Walter Burns who is about to lose his ace reporter and ex-wife, Hildy Johnson, newly engaged ...
A newspaper editor tries to stop his ex-wife from marrying another man by giving her a big story to cover. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this classic film.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Howard Hawks
- 1940-01-18
Anchored by stellar performances from Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell, His Girl Friday is possibly the definitive screwball romantic comedy. When hard-charging New York newspaper editor...
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- Cary Grant
- Howard Hawks
- Comedy
A remake of the 1928 play The Front Page, His Girl Friday is a fast-paced and witty comedy about a newspaper editor and his ex-wife, a star reporter. Watch the film on TCM, read reviews, trivia, and quotes, and see photos and videos.
- Howard Hawks, Clifton Broughton
- Cary Grant
A classic comedy about a newspaper editor who tries to stop his ex-wife and star reporter from marrying another man. He involves her in a sensational story about a condemned murderer who escapes from prison and hides in the police station.
His Girl Friday. In this whip-smart screwball comedy from revered director Howard Hawks, Cary Grant plays a desperate newspaper editor trying to keep his ace-reporter (and ex-wife) from leaving the job to marry someone else. 1,271 IMDb 7.8 1 h 28 min 1940. X-Ray PG. Drama · Comedy · Passionate · Fun. Watch with a free Prime trial. Watch with Prime.
