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His Girl Friday (1940)

7.4 IMDb 99% RT 94/100 MC
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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.

Best Release

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

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Director

Howard Hawks

Genre

Comedy, Romance, Drama

Sub-Genre

Romance Drama

Box Office

$296,000

Editor's Notes

Note

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Hawks' screwball comedy with Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. The rapid-fire delivery is the reason this still works.

noted Apr 8, 2026

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