His Girl Friday (1940)

Directed by Howard Hawks

“They're at each other's throats when they're not in each other's arms!”

Comedy, Romance, Crime · 1h 32m

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.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Howard Hawks
Screenplay
Charles Lederer, Ben Hecht, Howard Hawks
Director of Photography
Joseph Walker
Original Music Composer
Sidney Cutner, Felix Mills
Editor
Gene Havlick
Producer
Howard Hawks

Details

Release date
1940-01-18
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Crime
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Columbia Pictures