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A journalist hands in her notice to quit and opts to spend her days with a pompous fiance. But her editor, a former husband, has other ideas and sets out to keep her on the team and win her back.

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ProducerHoward Hawks

EAN5035822983830

eBay Product ID (ePID)3942957

Product Key Features

Film/TV TitleHis Girl Friday

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

DirectorHoward Hawks

Subtitle LanguageArabic\Bulgarian\Czech\Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\French\German\Greek\Hebrew\Hindi\Hungarian\Icelandic\Italian\Norwegian\Polish\Portuguese\Spanish\Swedish\Turkish

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

Release Year2002

FeaturesBlack & White, Widescreen, Commentary From Film Critic And Author Todd McCarthy\Cary Grant Making Headlines Featurette\Howard Hawks Reporters Notebook Featurette\Rosalind Russell The Inside Scoop Featurette\The Funny Pages Featurette\Vintage Advertising Photo Gallery\Theatrical Trailer\Filmographies, With Subtitles

Aspect RatioFull Screen

Run Time88 Mins

GenreGeneral, Comedy

Additional Product Features

CertificateU

Number of Discs1

Director of PhotographyJoseph Walker

Art DirectorLionel Banks

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

AuthorCharles Hecht

Dubbing LanguagesGerman\Spanish\Italian

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.

Movie/TV TitleHis Girl Friday

ComposerMorris Stoloff

Sound sourceMono

ScreenwriterCharles Lederer

Format DescriptionDVD 5

EditorGene Havlick