His Girl Friday (1940)

Director: Howard Hawks  Starring: Cary Grant  Rosalind Russell  
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Publisher: Goodtimes
Format: DVD
UPC: 00018713813657
Buy.com Sku: 40172961
Item#: VJFCRR
Category Keywords: Classic  Essential Cinema  Recommended  Reporters  Romance  Stage Play  Vintage 
Rating: NR
 
Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell star in this fast-paced version of The Front Page.
 
 
Features: DVD
 
Editor Walter Burns (Cary Grant) is determined to keep ace reporter Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell), who's also his ex-wife, from leaving the newspaper business to marry straight-arrow Bruce Baldwin (Ralph Bellamy). But an escaped convict may just be what Walter needs to keep her on the job, in this fast and furious version of the stage hit The Front Page, directed by the legendary Howard Hawks (Bringing Up Baby). About to leave for Albany and a quiet life with Bruce in the insurance business, Hildy stops off to say goodbye and gets conned into one last story, a death row interview with Earl Williams (John Qualen). Before long, Earl has shot his way out, setting off a furious manhunt for the man Hildy has hidden in a desk--and perhaps, the downfall of the corrupt Sheriff (Gene Lockhart) and Mayor (Clarence Kolb).
 
"As fresh and undated and bright a film as you could want."  The New Yorker
"Splendid...must-see film."  Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"Classic, unrelentingly hilarious war-between-the-sexes comedy..."  VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
 


Editor's Note

In Howard Hawks's screwball masterpiece adapted from the stage play THE FRONT PAGE by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, star reporter Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell), once married to suave editor Walter Burns (Cary Grant), plans to leave the stressful newspaper world behind and marry a boring insurance agent. Walter won't reveal his feelings for Hildy but tries to keep her from leaving by convincing her to cover one last story, a politically motivated execution. When the convict manages to escape, chaos breaks loose, and Hildy finds herself working alongside Walter to break the story wide open.

HIS GIRL FRIDAY is a loose, freewheeling gem featuring some of the fastest dialogue ever filmed (peppered with inspired ad-libbing by Grant and Russell, each appearing at comedic high points in their careers). Hawks, who changed the original story of two newspapermen into a battle of the sexes, keeps the frenetic action careening forward and allows a few slim but luminous notes of genuine affection to slip into Hildy and Walter's storm of hilarious verbal barbs, creating a potent and heartfelt classic that stands as one of the most influential comedies ever made.

 

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Audio: English Dolby Digital Mono
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Goodtimes
Release Date: 10/1/2002
Running Time: 92 minutes
Original Release Date: 1940
Catalog ID: 05-81365
UPC: 00018713813657
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English
Video: B&W

Aspect Ratio
4:3

 
Cast & Crew
Gene Lockhart
Helen Mack
Cary Grant
Porter Hall
Ralph Bellamy
Rosalind Russell
Charles MacArthur - Based On Play By
Ben Hecht - Based On Play By
Howard Hawks - Director
Joseph Walker - Director of Photography
Sidney Cutner - Musical Score
Howard Hawks - Producer
Charles Lederer - Screenplay

 
Professional Reviews
Entertainment Weekly
"...One of the funniest American films ever made....Brilliant ensemble cast..." -- Rating: A 10/27/1995 p.104

USA Today
"...HIS GIRL FRIDAY is greatest newspaper comedy and one of the greatest screwball comedies ever made..." 11/24/2000 p.11E

Entertainment Weekly
"[O]ne of the fastest, wittiest comedies in history." 02/10/2006 p.119

Premiere
"[T]his classic, alternating between near-moronic farce and quasi-tragedy and blasting all the notes in between, features Cary Grant at his weaseliest." 08/01/2006 p.65

Entertainment Weekly
"Watch it and see what a frantic adventure love can be." 02/16/2007 p.65

The Greatest Films 10 of 10
...Howard Hawks' speedy and hysterically funny, modern-style screwball comedy [is] one of the best examples of its kind in film history. - Tim Dirks
 
Austin Chronicle 10 of 10
...comedies just don't come any better... crackles with the same type of energy and action director Howard Hawks was known for in his big, bold dramas, only instead of bullets flying, it's one-liners zipping and pinging past your head... - Raoul Hernandez
 

  
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