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The owner of a newspaper attempts to keep his star reporter, his ex-wife, on the payroll by baiting her with a potentially big story...

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ProducerHoward Hawks

EAN5016641113080

eBay Product ID (ePID)3942673

Product Key Features

ActorBilly Gilbert, Roscoe Karns, Rosalind Russell, Alma Kruger, Edwin Maxwell, Frank Jenks, Frank Orth, John Qualen, Ralph Bellamy, Cary Grant, Clarence Kolb, Regis Toomey, Gene Lockhart, Helen Mack, Cliff Edwards, Ernest Truex, Abner Biberman, Porter Hall

Film/TV TitleHis Girl Friday

DirectorHoward Hawks

LanguageEnglish

Run Time92 Mins

Aspect Ratio4:3 Full Frame

Release Year2000

FormatDVD

FeaturesInteractive Menus, Black & White

GenreGeneral, Comedy

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Number of Discs1

CertificateU

ComposerMorris Stoloff

Additional InformationIn Howard Hawks's screwball masterpiece adapted from the stage play THE FRONT PAGE by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, star reporter Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell), once married to suave editor Walter Burns (Cary Grant), plans to leave the stressful newspaper world behind and marry a boring insurance agent. Walter won't reveal his feelings for Hildy but tries to keep her from leaving by convincing her to cover one last story, a politically motivated execution. When the convict manages to escape, chaos breaks loose, and Hildy finds herself working alongside Walter to break the story wide open.<BR>HIS GIRL FRIDAY is a loose, freewheeling gem featuring some of the fastest dialogue ever filmed (peppered with inspired ad-libbing by Grant and Russell, each appearing at comedic high points in their careers). Hawks, who changed the original story of two newspapermen into a battle of the sexes, keeps the frenetic action careening forward and allows a few slim but luminous notes of genuine affection to slip into Hildy and Walter's storm of hilarious verbal barbs, creating a potent and heartfelt classic that stands as one of the most influential comedies ever made.

ReviewsEntertainment Weekly - "...One of the funniest American films ever made....Brilliant ensemble cast..." -- Rating: A

ScreenwriterCharles Lederer

Art DirectorLionel Banks

AuthorCharles Hecht

Format DescriptionDVD 5

Sound sourceDolby Digital 2.0

EditorGene Havlick

Movie/TV TitleHis Girl Friday

Director of PhotographyJoseph Walker