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His Girl Friday (1940)

She learned about men from him!

Genre : Comedy, Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Howard Hawks
Writer : Charles Lederer, Ben Hecht

Synopsis

Hildy, the journalist former wife of newspaper editor Walter Burns, visits his office to inform him that she's engaged and will be getting remarried the next day. Walter can't let that happen and frames the fiancé, Bruce Baldwin, for one thing after another, to keep him temporarily held in prison, while trying to steer Hildy into returning to her old job as his employee.

Actors

Cary Grant
Cary Grant
Walter Burns
Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russell
Hildy Johnson
Ralph Bellamy
Ralph Bellamy
Bruce Baldwin
Gene Lockhart
Gene Lockhart
Sheriff Hartwell
Helen Mack
Helen Mack
Mollie Malloy
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
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)

Crews

Howard Hawks
Howard Hawks
Director
Ben Hecht
Ben Hecht
Theatre Play
Charles MacArthur
Charles MacArthur
Theatre Play
Charles Lederer
Charles Lederer
Screenplay
Howard Hawks
Howard Hawks
Producer
Sidney Cutner
Sidney Cutner
Music
Felix Mills
Felix Mills
Music
Joseph Walker
Joseph Walker
Director of Photography
Gene Havlick
Gene Havlick
Editor
Ben Hecht
Ben Hecht
Screenplay
Morrie Ryskind
Morrie Ryskind
Additional Dialogue
Lionel Banks
Lionel Banks
Art Direction
Robert Kalloch
Robert Kalloch
Costume Design
Cliff P. Broughton
Cliff P. Broughton
Assistant Director
Lodge Cunningham
Lodge Cunningham
Sound
Cliff Shirpser
Cliff Shirpser
Camera Intern
Morris Stoloff
Morris Stoloff
Music Director
Ben Oakland
Ben Oakland
Music
Jed Harris
Jed Harris
Producer

Trailers and other movies

His Girl Friday - Trailer
Allan Arkush on HIS GIRL FRIDAY
'His Girl Friday' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times
His Girl Friday (1940) Trailer 1
Howard Hawks on the Dialogue in HIS GIRL FRIDAY
His Girl Friday ≣ 1940 ≣ Trailer
HIS GIRL FRIDAY Trailer [1940]

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