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Director:
Lewis Milestone
Writers:
Ben Hecht (play) and
Charles MacArthur (play) ...
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Release Date:
4 April 1931 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
Hildy Johnson, newspaper reporter, is engaged to Peggy Grant and planning to move to New York for a higher paying advertising job... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. more
User Comments:
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Adolphe Menjou ... Walter Burns
Pat O'Brien ... Hildebrand 'Hildy' Johnson
Mary Brian ... Peggy Grant

Edward Everett Horton ... Roy V. Bensinger
Walter Catlett ... Jimmy Murphy (as Walter L. Catlett)
George E. Stone ... Earl Williams
Mae Clarke ... Molly Malloy
Slim Summerville ... Irving Pincus
Matt Moore ... Ernie Kruger
Frank McHugh ... 'Mac' McCue
Clarence Wilson ... Sheriff Peter B. 'Pinky' Hartman (as Clarence H. Wilson)
Fred Howard ... Schwartz (as Freddie Howard)
Phil Tead ... Wilson
Eugene Strong ... Endicott (as Gene Strong)
Spencer Charters ... Woodenshoes
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Additional Details

Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Canada:PA (Ontario) | Spain:T

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Louis Wolheim was originally cast to play Walter Burns, but Adolphe Menjou got the part when Wolheim died suddenly. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Title card: This story is laid in a mythical kingdom.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Kids in the Hall: (#1.3)" (1989) more

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Don't Miss This Movie!, 15 July 2008
10/10
Author: jmoviegirl from United States

If you see this movie first or My Girl Friday first, see one or the other or BOTH! This is what movies are all about! Great Acting. Great Action. Steady rhythm of dialog and a little romance doesn't hurt a bit. I especially enjoyed Frank McHugh (eh ha). These are some of the finest actors of the time. Adolph Menjou and Pat O'Brien were perfect partners in newspaper heaven. One of the early best sassy comedies with a bite to it. Be it that the visuals are not quality, the backbone makes you forget it was made in 1931. The beginning is unique with a newspaper flare! Sit back and enjoy this finely performed movie and it's earliest best!

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