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His Girl Friday (1940)

NR · 1940-01-18 · 1h 32m · EN
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She learned about men from him!

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.

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Cary GrantCary GrantWalter BurnsRosalind RussellRosalind RussellHildy JohnsonRalph BellamyRalph BellamyBruce BaldwinGene LockhartGene LockhartSheriff HartwellHelen MackHelen MackMollie MalloyPorter HallPorter HallMurphyErnest TruexErnest TruexBensingerCliff EdwardsCliff EdwardsEndicottClarence KolbClarence KolbMayorRoscoe KarnsRoscoe KarnsMcCueFrank JenksFrank JenksWilsonRegis ToomeyRegis ToomeySanders

Keywords

PrisonJournalistFugitiveSuicideBased on play or musicalPolitical corruptionJournalismCorrupt politicianBlack and whiteScrewball comedyNewspaper editorWagerBride-to-beFiancé fiancée relationshipInsurance agentPress roomRolltop deskReprieveEx spousesImminent executionConvicted murdererDialogue drivenComedy of remarriage

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Genre affinityComedy · Drama · RomanceTheme affinityPrison · Journalist · FugitiveMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedy · Drama · Dialogue DrivenEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference158902

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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.

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His Girl Friday has a runtime of 92 minutes.

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