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

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Who voted for His Girl Friday

Critics

Geoff Andrew: UK
Nemanja Becanovic: Montenegro
Anahit Behrooz: UK
Tara Brady: Ireland
Anna Cale: UK
Michelle Facey: UK
Molly Haskell: USA
Adina Hoffman: USA
Sarah Kaufman: USA
Pauline Kleijer: Netherlands
Dietrich Leder: Germany
Lee Marshall: UK/Italy
Agustín Masaedo: Argentina
Mia Mask: USA
Bob Mastrangelo: USA
Ruby McGuigan: UK
Helen O'Hara: UK
John Powers: USA
Martin Rubin: USA
Margaret Smith
Lou Thomas: UK
Matthew Turner: UK
Rowan Woods: UK

Directors

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

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