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His Girl Friday DVD

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Release Date: 11/21/2000
Original Release: 1940
Format: DVD
Length: 92 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Rating Reason: (Reason unavailable)
UPC: 043396267091
Studio: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainm

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His Girl Friday DVD
His Girl Friday DVD

Directed by:

Howard Hawks

Featuring:

Cary Grant, Abner Biberman, Ernest Truex, Cliff Edwards, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Frank Orth, Billy Gilbert, Roscoe Karns, Frank Jenks, Porter Hall, Helen Mack, Edwin Maxwell, Clarence Kolb, Alma Kruger, Gene Lockhart, John Qualen, Regis Toomey

Categories:

Comedies, Classic, Romance, Stage Play, Vintage, Recommended, Reporters, Essential Cinema

	Description

	In Howard Hawks's screwball masterpiece adapted from the stage play THE FRONT PAGE by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, star reporter Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell), once married to suave editor Walter Burns (Cary Grant), plans to leave the stressful newspaper world behind and marry a boring insurance agent. Walter won't reveal his feelings for Hildy but tries to keep her from leaving by convincing her to cover one last story, a politically motivated execution. When the convict manages to escape, chaos breaks loose, and Hildy finds herself working alongside Walter to break the story wide open. HIS GIRL FRIDAY is a loose, freewheeling gem featuring some of the fastest dialogue ever filmed (peppered with inspired ad-libbing by Grant and Russell, each appearing at comedic high points in their careers). Hawks, who changed the original story of two newspapermen into a battle of the sexes, keeps the frenetic action careening forward and allows a few slim but luminous notes of genuine affection to slip into Hildy and Walter's storm of hilarious verbal barbs, creating a potent and heartfelt classic that stands as one of the most influential comedies ever made.

	DVD Features

	Region 1 Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Single Side - Dual Layer Audio: Dolby Digital Mono Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1.Todd McCarthy - Film Critic Featurettes - 1.CARY GRANT: MAKING HEADLINES 2.THE INSIDE SCOOP: ROSALIND RUSSELL 3.REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: HOWARD HAWKS 4.THE FUNNY PAGES Trailers - 1.Original Theatrical Trailer Bonus Trailer - 1.BORN YESTERDAY 2.IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT 3.PAL JOEY Text/Photo Galleries: Biographies - 1.Howard Hawks - Director 2.Cary Grant - Star 3.Rosalind Russell - Star 4.Ralph Bellamy - Star Publicity - 1.Vintage Advertising

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	Awards

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	Technical Specifications

	Recording Mode - Mono Color - B&W

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Average Rating: Number of Reviews: 2 (view all)

Posted on June 4, 2007

Reviewed by: Movie Addict

Ben Hecht's The Front Page has been made three times as far as I know. Billy Wilder's version is better that the original, and certainly better than the other four versions, but not better that this...
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Posted on March 11, 2007

Reviewed by: Jessica Film Junkie

The best screwball comedy of all time is all about a divorced couple who are reunited for a story and find they still have that certain sparkle. Rosaline Russell and Cary Grant play off one another...
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