His Girl Friday (1940)

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1940 · Approved · 1h 32m

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Also Known as: Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday
Other grades: 78.2 (5 viewers)
19401h 32mApproved
Countries:United States
Languages:EN FR
Keywords: Actor's real name used as in jokeAmbivalentArrestAttempted suicideAutomobile accidentBased on playBased on play or musicalBattle of the sexesBlack and whiteBriberyShow moreBride-to-beBroken engagementBusinessCapital punishmentCareer womanCigarette smokingColumnistComedy of remarriageContemporary settingConvicted murdererCop killerCorrupt politicianCounterfeitCounterfeit moneyCourthouseCriterionCrooked sheriffCynicismDay in titleDeath rowDeceptionDialogue drivenDivorced coupleDoctorEngaged coupleEscapeEscape from prisonEx husband ex wife relationshipEx spousesExecutionF ratedFalse accusationFemale reporterFiance fiancee relationshipFiancé fiancée relationshipFrame upFugitiveGallowsGunfireHandcuffsImminent executionInsurance agentInterviewInvestigatorJailJail breakJournalismJournalistJumping from a windowKidnappingManhuntMarriageMarriage proposalMayorMistaken identityMother son relationshipMurderNational film registryNewspaperNewspaper editorOne day timespanPickpocketPoker gamePolicePolitical campaignPolitical corruptionPress roomPrisonPrison escapeProstitutePsychiatristQuitting a jobReading poetryReference to dr. david livingstoneReference to franklin d. rooseveltReference to henry m. stanleyReference to hitlerReference to shakepeareReference to stanley and livingstoneRemakeReporterReprieveRestaurantRevolverRolltop deskSatireSaved from executionScapegoatScrewball comedySelf referentialSheriffSold to americanStay of executionStolen gunSuicideTelephoneTypewriterUrban settingVocational obsessionWagerWardenWork ethicWorking women
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.
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
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