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
During the 1930s, Howard Hawks was hosting a dinner party when the topic of dialogue was brought up. He pulled out a copy of "The Front Page" to demonstrate the snappy exchanges between characters, taking the role of Burns. A female guest took the role of Hildy. While reading, Hawks realized the dialogue sounded much better with a woman reading, and quickly secured the rights for the film from Howard Hughes. Ben Hecht (the author of "The Front Page") approved the gender change and the screenplay was put into production.
Quotes
Hildy Johnson:
All I know is that instead of two weeks in Atlantic City with my bridegroom, I spent two weeks in a coal mine with John Krupsky. You don't deny that, do you Walter?
Walter Burns:
Deny it? I'm proud of it. We beat the whole country on that story.
Hildy Johnson:
Well, suppose we ...
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During the lunch scene, at one point there is a fly very clearly walking all over the front of Cary Grant's suit.
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
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USABox Office
Gross:
$296,000 (USA) (31 January 1940)
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