Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Gene Lockhart
Walter Burns is a conniving but irresistible newspaper publisher desperate to woo back the paper's star reporter -- who happens to be his estranged wife. She's tired of the business and is ready to se...( read more
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March 12, 2009"His Girl Friday", widely excepted as Howard Hawks' comedic masterpiece, has been reinvisioned several times since it's release in 1940. The film itself was a remake of a 1930's newspaper film, "The Front Page". The significant difference here, however, is that the role of the st...( read more)
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July 29, 2008Sharp to the point and streaming with chuckles, His Girl Friday rests on the sturdy shoulders of Grant and the commanding presence of Russel; befitting a film that focus on the notions of dishonesty - be it Grant's immoral newspaper editor or the crime caper happening behind the ...( read more)
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May 21, 2008"I wouldn't cover the burning of Rome for you if they were just lighting it up!"
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His Girl Friday is a hysterically funny screwball comedy masterpiece by one of cinema's greatest directors, Howard Hawks. This film is purely one of the funniest classic comedies -
April 15, 2008''Of course he had to have a gun to re-enact the crime with. And who do you think supplied it? Peter B. Hartwell. B For brains.''
A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.
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March 20, 2008His Girl Friday features one of the great screwball partnerships of all time as Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell bicker and swap wisecracks faster than a pair of Grouchos on amphetamines. Russell is a wonderfully independent female lead, giving as good as she gets from Grant's hil...( read more)
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November 1, 2009This film is an absolute triumph for everyone involved in the production. Even by today's rapid standards the dialogue snaps too fast for you to notice every joke. Based on an amazing play by Ben Hecht, Howard Hawks directs an insurmountable adaptation that's a comedy of substanc...( read more)
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September 30, 2009Snappy, hilarious, fast-talking and just damn brilliant.
"Walter Burns: You've got the brain of a pancake. This isn't just a story you're covering - it's a revolution. This is the greatest yarn in journalism since Livingstone discovered Stanley.
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September 16, 2009One of the greatest screwball comedies. Firecracker dialogue with actors about to explode. Cary Grant is a joy to behold. Howard Hawks' range extends to just about every genre. It's simply ridiculous how fast-paced this movie is. Russell holds her own (and some!) next to Grant. I...( read more)
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September 5, 2009Joel Rohan loves this movie so much it's scary. Grant is great. "You look like Ralph Bellamy".
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