His Girl Friday
United States • 1940 • 1h 32m
Director
#849Criterion Collection →Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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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Credits
Crew
DirectorHoward Hawks
WriterCharles Lederer, Ben Hecht
CinematographerJoseph Walker
ComposerFelix Mills, Sidney Cutner, Ben Oakland
EditorGene Havlick
ProducerHoward Hawks, Jed Harris
Cast
Rosalind Russellas Hildy Johnson
Cary Grantas Walter Burns
