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His Girl Friday
Directed by Howard Hawks
1940•1h 32m•NR•★ 7.7
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Synopsis
A hard-driving newspaper editor uses every dirty trick in the book to keep his top reporter ex-wife from remarrying and quitting journalism. Howard Hawks' breathless, rapid-fire screwball masterpiece.
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His Girl Friday
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Cast & Crew
DirectorHoward Hawks
WriterCharles LedererBen Hecht
CinematographyJoseph Walker
MusicSidney CutnerFelix Mills
Principal Cast
Cary GrantWalter Burns
Rosalind RussellHildy Johnson
Ralph BellamyBruce Baldwin
Gene LockhartSheriff Hartwell
Porter HallMurphy
Ernest TruexBensinger
Cliff EdwardsEndicott
Clarence KolbMayor
Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 32m (92 mins)
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DirectorHoward Hawks
LanguagesEnglish
CountryUS
StudioColumbia Pictures
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