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Feature film — 1940

His Girl Friday (1940)

7.41h 32mComedy — Romance — Crime

Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. She’s threatening to quit and settle down with a new beau, but, as Walter knows, she has a weakness: she can’t resist a juicy scoop.

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Columbia Pictures

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Director: Howard Hawks

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Cast & crew

Cary Grant as Walter Burns

Cary Grant

Walter Burns

Rosalind Russell as Hildy Johnson

Rosalind Russell

Hildy Johnson

Ralph Bellamy as Bruce Baldwin

Ralph Bellamy

Bruce Baldwin

Gene Lockhart as Sheriff Hartwell

Gene Lockhart

Sheriff Hartwell

Porter Hall as Murphy

Porter Hall

Murphy

Ernest Truex as Bensinger

Ernest Truex

Bensinger

Cliff Edwards as Endicott

Cliff Edwards

Endicott

Clarence Kolb as Mayor

Clarence Kolb

Mayor

Roscoe Karns as McCue

Roscoe Karns

McCue

Frank Jenks as Wilson

Frank Jenks

Wilson

Regis Toomey as Sanders

Regis Toomey

Sanders

Abner Biberman as Louie

Abner Biberman

Louie

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