His Girl Friday poster
Director Howard Hawks
Screenplay Ben Hecht, Charles Lederer

His Girl Friday

Tagline: They're at each other's throats when they're not in each other's arms!

Release Date: 1940-01-18

Duration: 92 minutes

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.

Casting

  • Cary Grant
    Walter Burns
  • Ralph Bellamy
    Bruce Baldwin
  • Regis Toomey
    Sanders
  • John Qualen
    Earl Williams
  • Rosalind Russell
    Hildy Johnson
  • James Millican
    Tim (uncredited)
  • Wade Boteler
    Mike (uncredited)
  • Helen Mack
    Mollie Malloy
  • Gene Lockhart
    Sheriff Hartwell
  • Billy Gilbert
    Joe Pettibone