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His Girl Friday (1940) | User Rating
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DVD Release Date
• R1: Nov 2, 1999
• R2: 7 Jan 2000
MPAA Rating
NR
Running Time
1 hour, 32 minutes
Country USA
Studio Columbia Pictures
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Other Titles
• His Girl Friday
• Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday (1940)
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Genre: Romance, Comedy, Kidnapping, Urban, Satire, Murder, Investigation, Escape, Marriage
Tagline: She learned about men from him!
Plot: In Howard Hawks's screwball masterpiece adapted from the stage play THE FRONT PAGE by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, star reporter Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell), once married to suave editor Walter Burns (Cary Grant), plans to leave the stressful newspaper world behind and marry a boring insurance agent. Walter won't reveal his feelings for Hildy but tries to keep her from leaving by convincing her to cover one last story, a politically motivated execution. When the convict manages to escape, chaos breaks loose, and Hildy finds herself working alongside Walter to break the story wide open. HIS GIRL FRIDAY is a loose, freewheeling gem featuring some of the fastest dialogue ever filmed (peppered with inspired ad-libbing by Grant and Russell, each appearing at comedic high points in their careers). Hawks, who changed the original story of two newspapermen into a battle of the sexes, keeps the frenetic action careening forward and allows a few slim but luminous notes of genuine affection to slip into Hildy and Walter's storm of hilarious verbal barbs, creating a potent and heartfelt classic that stands as one of the most influential comedies ever made.
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