His Girl Friday (1940)

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Original Title
His Girl Friday
Tagline
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.
Status
Released
Runtime
92 minutes
Release Date
01/18/1940
Score
7.412
Tropes
Disposable Lover, Schemes & Ruses, Second Chance, Workplace

Director(s)

Howard Hawks
Howard Hawks

Writer(s)

Charles Lederer
Charles Lederer
Ben Hecht
Ben Hecht
Charles MacArthur
Charles MacArthur

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
Porter Hall
Porter Hall
Murphy
Ernest Truex
Ernest Truex
Bensinger
Cliff Edwards
Cliff Edwards
Endicott
Clarence Kolb
Clarence Kolb
Mayor
Roscoe Karns
Roscoe Karns
McCue
Frank Jenks
Frank Jenks
Wilson
Regis Toomey
Regis Toomey
Sanders
Abner Biberman
Abner Biberman
Louie
Frank Orth
Frank Orth
Duffy
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)

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Producers: Howard Hawks
Production: Columbia Pictures
Distribution: Columbia Pictures
Filming Dates: September 27, 1939 - November 21, 1939
Filming Locations
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios, Burbank, California
Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch, Burbank, California

Awards

National Film Preservation Board: National Film Registry
Online Film & Television Association: OFTA Film Hall of Fame

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