His Girl Friday
1940
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Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Porter Hall, Gene Lockhart, Helen Mack, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Billy Gilbert, Ernest Truex, Cary Grant
Original language
English
First release
January 18, 1940 (Canada)
Production companies
COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION, Columbia Pictures
Based on
The Front Page
Crew
Screenplay
Ben Hecht, Charles Lederer, Howard Hawks
Producer
Howard Hawks
Cinematography
Joseph Walker
Editing
Gene Havlick
Music
Felix Mills, M.W. Stoloff, Sidney Cutner
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
Titles
| Original title | His Girl Friday | |
| Québec French title | La Dame du vendredi |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Canada | January 18, 1940 |
| Theatrical | United States | January 18, 1940 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | February 17, 1940 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | March 4, 1940 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | April 29, 1940 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | June 12, 1940 |
| Theatrical | France | January 12, 1945 |
| Theatrical | Italy | August 23, 1946 |
| Television | Germany | September 12, 1972 |
| Theatrical | Japan | September 19, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Greece | July 20, 2023 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Brazil | December 22, 2005 |
| Home video | Netherlands | July 10, 2012 |
Full credits
| Director | Howard Hawks |
| Cast | Porter Hall, Gene Lockhart, Helen Mack, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Billy Gilbert, Ernest Truex (Bensinger), Cary Grant, Cliff Edwards (Endicott), Clarence Kolb (Mayor), Roscoe Karns (McCue), Frank Jenks (Wilson), Regis Toomey (Sanders), Abner Biberman (Louie), Frank Orth (Duffy), John Qualen (Earl Williams), Alma Kruger (Mrs. Baldwin), Pat West (Warden Cooley), Edwin Maxwell (Dr. Egelhoffer), Irving Bacon (Gus (uncredited)), Wade Boteler (Mike (uncredited)), Harry C. Bradley (Insurance Doctor (uncredited)), Wheaton Chambers (Elevator Passenger (uncredited)), Edmund Cobb (Cop (uncredited)), Ann Doran (Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)), Ralph Dunn (Plainclothesman (uncredited)), Earl Dwire (Pete Davis (uncredited)), Pat Flaherty (Frank the Policeman (uncredited)), Jack Gardner (Elevator Passenger (uncredited)), Eddie Hart (Carl the Plainclothesman (uncredited)), Marion Martin (Evangeline (uncredited)), Frank McLure (Newsman (uncredited)), James Millican (Tim (uncredited)), Gene Morgan (Gene (uncredited)), Delmar Watson (Skinny (uncredited)), Katherine Yorke (Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Ben Hecht, Charles Lederer, Howard Hawks |
| Producer | Howard Hawks |
| Cinematography | Joseph Walker |
| Editing | Gene Havlick |
| Music | Felix Mills, M.W. Stoloff, Sidney Cutner |
| Production design | Lionel Banks |
| Sound | Lodge Cunningham |
| Costumes | Robert Kalloch |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
