His Girl Friday
1940
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| Columbia Pictures | Release Date: January 18, 1940 |
Summary:
When a newspaper editor's ace reporter ex-wife is about to quit her job and remarry, he buys himself time to win her back by promising her an exclusive interview with a death row convict.
Genre(s):
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Runtime:
92 min
Ex-Chicago reporters Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's "The Front Page" may be the greatest of all newspaper plays, but none of the other movie versions matches this snazzy remake. [04 May 2001, p.C1]
Russell is at her comedy peak here...and as Walter Burns, Grant raises mugging to a joyful art.
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