His Girl Friday (1940)

Comedy, Romance, Crime • PT1H32M

His Girl Friday

Overview

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.

Director: Howard Hawks

Top Cast

  • Cary Grant as Walter Burns
  • Rosalind Russell as Hildy Johnson
  • Ralph Bellamy as Bruce Baldwin
  • Gene Lockhart as Sheriff Hartwell
  • Porter Hall as Murphy

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