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His Girl Friday (1940)

His Girl Friday (1940)

Drama Comedy Romance

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

Release Date: 1940, January 18
Directors: Howard Hawks
Countries: United States of America
Production: Columbia Pictures
Cast: Ralph Bellamy, Cliff Edwards, Irving Bacon, Billy Gilbert, John Qualen, Pat Flaherty, Eddie Hart, Frank McLure, Edmund Cobb, James Millican, Ann Doran, Cary Grant

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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