His Girl Friday (1940)
01/18/1940 (US) • 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.
Top Billed Cast
Walter Burns
Hildy Johnson
Bruce Baldwin
Sheriff Hartwell
Mollie Malloy
Murphy
Bensinger
Endicott
Mayor
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
-
Revenue
-
Keywords
prison
journalist
suicide
journalism
based on play or musical
wager
fugitive
black and white
screwball comedy
corrupt politician
newspaper editor
insurance agent
fiancé fiancée relationship
press room
political corruption
rolltop desk
reprieve
bride-to-be
ex spouses
imminent execution
convicted murderer
comedy of remarriage
ambivalent
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