His Girl Friday (1940)
A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.
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Walter Burns -
Hildy Johnson -
Bruce Baldwin -
Sheriff Hartwell -
Murphy -
Bensinger -
Endicott -
Mayor -
McCue -
Wilson -
Sanders -
Louie -
Duffy -
Earl Williams -
Mollie Malloy
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Director:
Howard HawksWriters:
Charles Lederer (screen play), Ben Hecht (from the play "The Front Page"), Charles MacArthur (from the play "The Front Page")All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
According to Ralph Bellamy, the line, "There's a guy in a taxi down at the court building looks just like that movie star, what's his name? Ralph Bellamy!"!" was ad-libbed by Cary Grant.
Quotes
Hildy Johnson:
What is the lowdown on it?
Walter Burns:
Oh, it's simple, honey. A poor little dope who lost his job and went berserk and shot a cop who was coming after him to quiet him down. And now they're going to hang him tomorrow.
Hildy Johnson:
Oh, what a shame.
Bruce Baldwin:
Your paper, you've been ...
Walter Burns:
...
Goofs
When Walter jumps up from spilling the drink in his lap, a napkin appears in his hand in the second camera shot.
Crazy Credits
Opening credits are shown over a newspaper background.
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Genres
Comedy | Drama | RomanceDetails
Release Date:
18 January 1940Language
English, French
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USABox Office
Gross USA:
$296,000
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