
His Girl Friday (1940)
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- Passed
- 1h 32min
- Comedy, Drama
- 18 Jan 1940 (USA)
- Movie
- 5 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
Cary Grant | ... |
Walter Burns
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Rosalind Russell | ... |
Hildy Johnson
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Ralph Bellamy | ... |
Bruce Baldwin
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Gene Lockhart | ... |
Sheriff Hartwell
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Porter Hall | ... |
Murphy
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Ernest Truex | ... |
Bensinger
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Cliff Edwards | ... |
Endicott
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Clarence Kolb | ... |
Mayor
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Roscoe Karns | ... |
McCue
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Frank Jenks | ... |
Wilson
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Regis Toomey | ... |
Sanders
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Abner Biberman | ... |
Louie
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Frank Orth | ... |
Duffy
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John Qualen | ... |
Earl Williams
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Helen Mack | ... |
Mollie Malloy
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Alma Kruger | ... |
Mrs Baldwin
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Billy Gilbert | ... |
Joe Pettibone
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Pat West | ... |
Warden Cooley
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Edwin Maxwell | ... |
Dr. Egelhoffer
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Irving Bacon | ... |
Gus (uncredited)
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Wade Boteler | ... |
Mike (uncredited)
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Harry C. Bradley | ... |
Insurance Doctor (uncredited)
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Wheaton Chambers | ... |
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
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Edmund Cobb | ... |
Cop (uncredited)
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Ann Doran | ... |
Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
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Ralph Dunn | ... |
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
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Earl Dwire | ... |
Pete Davis (uncredited)
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Pat Flaherty | ... |
Frank - Policeman (uncredited)
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Jack Gardner | ... |
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
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Eddie Hart | ... |
Carl - Plainclothesman (uncredited)
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Marion Martin | ... |
Evangeline (uncredited)
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Frank McLure | ... |
Newsman (uncredited)
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James Millican | ... |
Tim (uncredited)
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Gene Morgan | ... |
Gene (uncredited)
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Delmar Watson | ... |
Skinny (uncredited)
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Katherine Yorke | ... |
Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
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Directed by
Howard Hawks | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
Charles Lederer | ... | (screen play) |
Ben Hecht | ... | (from the play "The Front Page") and |
Charles MacArthur | ... | (from the play "The Front Page") |
Ben Hecht | ... | (screenplay) (uncredited) |
Morrie Ryskind | ... | (additional dialogue) (uncredited) |
Produced by
Howard Hawks | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Sidney Cutner | ... | (uncredited) |
Felix Mills | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Joseph Walker | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Gene Havlick | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
Lionel Banks |
Costume Design by
Robert Kalloch | ... | (gowns) (as Kalloch) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cliff P. Broughton | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Paul Helmick | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Lodge Cunningham | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Cliff Shirpser | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Morris Stoloff | ... | musical director (as M.W. Stoloff) |
Ben Oakland | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Jed Harris | ... | the play "The Front Page" as produced by |
Chet La Roche | ... | script doctor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Columbia Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1940) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1940) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1940) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1940) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Christiaan van der Ree (1940) (Venezuela) (theatrical)
- Medal Film Exchange (1940) (Puerto Rico) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures de Cuba (1940) (Cuba) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures do Brasil (1940) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Chile (1940) (Chile) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1940) (Uruguay) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1940) (Paraguay) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Peru (1940) (Peru) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Panama (1940) (Panama) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Panama (1940) (Ecuador) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Panama (1940) (El Salvador) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Panama (1940) (Costa Rica) (theatrical)
- Inopia Films (1940) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Adlon Filmi (1941) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Standaard Films (1946) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (1949) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Screen Gems (1959) (United States) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1963) (Finland) (tv)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1987) (Finland) (tv) (as MTV1)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1995) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- VCI Home Video (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (DVD)
- LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (VHS) (re-release)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Egmont Entertainment (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
- Bach Films (2003) (France) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2005) (World-wide) (tv)
- Reel Media International (2005) (World-wide) (VHS)
- Critics' Choice Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD) (Included in "Cary Grant Boxed Set")
- Sony Pictures Television (2006) (United States) (tv)
- Sony Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2007) (World-wide) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2007) (World-wide)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD) (Triple-featured with 'the Awful Truth"and "Born Yesterday")
- New Star (2011) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Film Detective (2015) (United States) (DVD)
- Park Circus (2017) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Penteo Films S.L. (2017) (World-wide) (restored HD)
- WME Home Entertainment (2018) (Germany) (DVD)
- 3GTG (2020) (World-wide)
- New Star (2023) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- BuckRay TV (2022) (United States) (video)
- California Video Distributors (1985) (United States) (VHS)
- GoodTimes Home Video (1984) (United States) (VHS)
- ITVX (2023) (United Kingdom) (video) (VOD)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (United States) (DVD)
- Nickelodeon Network (1985) (United States) (tv)
- Rewind TV (2024) (United Kingdom) (tv) (limited)
- Royal Sound Video Productions (RSVP) (United States) (VHS)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Vídeo Mercury Films (1940) (Spain)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- C.D.C. (dubbing) (Italian version)
- CST Entertainment Imaging (colorization)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Western Electric (mirrophonic sound recording)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Having been away for four months, Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell) walks into the offices of the New York City-based The Morning Post, where she is a star reporter, to tell her boss, editor Walter Burns (Cary Grant), that she is quitting. The reason for her absence was among other things to get a Reno divorce, from, of all people, Walter, who admits he was a bad husband. Hildy divorced Walter largely because she wanted more of a home life, whereas Walter saw her more as a driven hard-boiled reporter than subservient homemaker. Hildy has also come to tell Walter that she is taking the afternoon train to Albany, where she will be getting married tomorrow to staid straight-laced insurance agent, Bruce Baldwin (Ralph Bellamy), with whose mother (Alma Kruger) they will live, at least for the first year. Walter doesn't want to lose Hildy, either as a reporter or a wife, and if he does, doesn't believe Bruce is worthy of her. Walter does whatever he can at least to delay Hildy and Bruce's trip, long enough to persuade Hildy to stay for good. His plan includes doing whatever he can to place Bruce in a bad light, while dangling a big story under her nose, namely covering what the newspaper believes is the unfair imminent execution of convicted cop killer, Earl Williams (John Qualen). Hildy doesn't trust Walter in dealing with her and Bruce in an above-board manner, but the lure of what potentially may become the biggest story in years, which includes true love, a bumbling sheriff (Gene Lockhart) and a corrupt mayor (Clarence Kolb), the latter's actions largely in light of an upcoming election, may prove to be too much for Hildy to resist, especially if it ends up being an exclusive. Regardless of the story outcome, Hildy will have to decide if the thrill of the chase was worth the anguish on her personal life. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | The raciest love battle in years! A wild, witty whirlwind of hysterics..! (Print Ad-Meriden Daily Journal, ((Meriden, Conn.)) 21 February 1940) See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | It is estimated that the normal rate of verbal dialogue in most films is around 90 words a minute. In His Girl Friday (1940), the delivery has been clocked at 240 words a minute. See more » |
Goofs | When Bruce Baldwin comes to the press room late in the movie, an electric fan and small shelf on the wall to the left of the door both completely disappear. Both have been there in all previous scenes and both reappear after this scene. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into This Is It (2009). See more » |
Crazy Credits | Opening credits prologue: It all happened in the "Dark Ages" of the newspaper game--when to a reporter "Getting that story" justified anything short of murder. Incidentally you will see in this picture no resemblance to the man and woman of the press today. Ready? Well, once upon a time - - See more » |
Quotes |
[describing Bruce]
Walter Burns: He looks like that fellow in the movies - Ralph Bellamy. See more » |