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His Girl Friday (1940)

NR01/18/1940Comedy, Romance1h 32m
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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

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    Cary Grant

    Walter Burns

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    Rosalind Russell

    Hildy Johnson

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    Ralph Bellamy

    Bruce Baldwin

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    Gene Lockhart

    Sheriff Hartwell

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    Helen Mack

    Mollie Malloy

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    Porter Hall

    Murphy

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    Ernest Truex

    Bensinger

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    Cliff Edwards

    Endicott

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    Clarence Kolb

    Mayor

This is a belter of a film! Essentially just a two hander with Cary Grant ("Walter Burns") as the editor of a newspaper facing the loss of his ex-wife, and best reporter Rosalind Russell ("Hildy Johnson") who has decided to marry Ralph Bellamy ("Bruce Baldwin") and start a new life. Anyone who enjoys the modern day writing of folks like Aaron Sorkin will immediately appreciate the depth and class of the clever, witty writing and the superbly fast paced delivery from both as Grant tries all sorts of manoeuvres to change her mind; frame her new fiancée and stop a man from going to the electric c...