His Girl Friday (1939)

A newspaper editor manipulates all around him for the sake of a scoop in one of the fastest and funniest comedies ever made.
1939 USA
Directed by
Howard Hawks
Produced by
Howard Hawks
Written by
Charles Lederer
Featuring
Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy
Running time
92 minutes

Ranked in The Greatest Films of All Time poll

Sight and Sound

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Critics

Geoff Andrew
UK
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Montenegro
Anahit Behrooz
UK
Tara Brady
Ireland
Anna Cale
UK
Michelle Facey
UK
Molly Haskell
USA
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USA
Sarah Kaufman
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Dietrich Leder
Germany
Lee Marshall
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Mia Mask
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Ruby McGuigan
UK
Helen O'Hara
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John Powers
USA
Martin Rubin
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Lou Thomas
UK
Matthew Turner
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Directors

Andrew Bujalski
USA
Walter Hill
USA
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Japan
John Landis
USA

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