His Girl Friday (1940) | |
| Director(s) | Howard Hawks |
| Producer(s) | Howard Hawks (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Battle of the Sexes, Newspapers, Reporters, Romance (Comic), Screwball Comedy |
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His Girl Friday Overview:
His Girl Friday (1940) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by Howard Hawks and produced by Howard Hawks.
His Girl Friday was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1993.
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Five Fun Facts about His Girl Friday (1940)
By Annmarie Gatti on Apr 18, 2022 From Classic Movie Hub BlogFive Fun Facts about His Girl Friday ….. 1) Hildy was originally a man His Girl Friday was adapted from the 1928 Broadway play, The Front Page, which, in turn, was adapted into the 1931 film The Front Page. All three versions revolve around the same storyline, more or less, with o... Read full article
Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant in “His Girl Friday”
By Stephen Reginald on Sep 8, 2021 From Classic Movie ManRosalind Russell and Cary Grant in “His Girl Friday” His Girl Friday (1940) is an American screwball comedy directed by Howard Hawks and starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. Based on the play The Front Page (1928) by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, Hawks decided to turn Hildy ... Read full article
What?s Streaming in June on the CMH Channel at BCE? His Girl Friday, The Outlaw, and Father’s Little Dividend
By Annmarie Gatti on Jun 16, 2021 From Classic Movie Hub BlogOur June Picks on the Classic Movie Hub ChannelJune Birthdays and Fond Memories! Here we go? This month?s free streaming picks for our Classic Movie Hub Channel at Best Classics Ever (BCE) ? the mega streaming channel for classic movies and TV shows! These titles will be available for FREE STR... Read full article
What?s Streaming in Jan on the CMH Channel at Best Classics Ever? His Girl Friday, Cyrano de Bergerac, Road to Bali.
By Annmarie Gatti on Jan 4, 2021 From Classic Movie Hub BlogOur January Picks on the Classic Movie Hub ChannelJanuary Birthdays and Chasing Away the Winter Blues! It?s that time again? We have our monthly free streaming picks for our Classic Movie Hub Channel at Best Classics Ever (BCE) ? the mega streaming channel for classic movies and TV shows! That... Read full article
What’s Streaming in Sept on the CMH Channel at Best Classics Ever? Angel and the Bad Man, The Hitch-Hiker, His Girl Friday and More
By Annmarie Gatti on Sep 3, 2020 From Classic Movie Hub BlogOur Sept Picks on the Classic Movie Hub ChannelOver 40 Titles Streaming Free All Month Long! It’s that time again… We have our monthly free streaming picks for our Classic Movie Hub Channel at Best Classics Ever (BCE) – the mega streaming channel for classic movies and TV shows... Read full article
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Quotes from
Hildy Johnson: Well, you wouldn't take me if I hadn't been doll-faced.
Walter Burns: Well, why should I? I thought it would be a novelty to have a face around here a man could look at without shuddering.
[describing Bruce]
Walter Burns: He looks like that fellow in the movies - Ralph Bellamy.
Bruce Baldwin: Mighty nice little town, Albany. They've got the state capitol there, you know.
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Facts about
Walter Burns (Cary Grant) refers to some horrible fate suffered by the last person who crossed him: Archie Leach. Grant's real name was Archibald Leach and he ad-libbed the line. See also Arsenic and Old Lace.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 30, 1941 with Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant reprising their film roles.
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