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His Girl Friday

1940, Movie, NR, 92 mins

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HIS GIRL FRIDAY
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Howard Hawks' brilliant remake of Hecht and MacArthur's Front Page ups the ante by casting savvy Rosalind Russell as Hilde the reporter, a part originally written for a man. The gender switch adds a little sex to the basic plot — the editor of a big-city paper (Cary Grant) does everything he can to keep his star reporter (Russell) on staff — since editor and reporter also happen to be former man and wife. It all moves at lightning speed: One archivist timed the actors' delivery at 240 words a minute. Read the complete review for His Girl Friday
Year: 1940
Rated NR

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Cast
Cary Grant: Walter Burns
Rosalind Russell: Hildy Johnson
Ralph Bellamy: Bruce Baldwin
Gene Lockhart: Sheriff Hartwell
Helen Mack: Mollie Malloy
Porter Hall: Murphy

 

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