His Girl Friday 1940 PG
Production still from His Girl Friday 1940 / Director: Howard Hawks / Image courtesy: Park Circus / View full image
When
3.15 pm, Sun 3 Sep 2023 (92 mins)Where
Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A
Accessibility
- Wheelchair Accessible
About
Arguably the quintessential screwball comedy, His Girl Friday is a non-stop barrage of quips, innuendos and devastating repartee delivered at lightning speed. Set amidst the typewriter clatter of The Morning Post newspaper office, the film finds the paper’s editor Walter Burns (Cary Grant) aggrieved to hear that his ex-wife and former reporter Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell) is about to remarry and leave the world of journalism. Roping her in for one final scoop, Walter conspires to win back Hildy and keep her from the impending doldrums of her dreary new life. Grant and Russell make an irrepressible combination, lighting up the screen with their electric chemistry. One of the most celebrated of all American comedies, His Girl Friday is a finely tuned display of controlled chaos.
His Girl Friday will screen from an imported 35mm print.
PG | Adult themes, Low level coarse language
Production Credits
- Director: Howard Hawks
- Script: Charles Lederer
- Based on: the play ‘The Front Page’ by Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur
- Cinematographer: Joseph Walker
- Editor: Gene Havlick
- Cast: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy
- Print Source: Library of Congress, Washington DC
- Rights: Park Circus
- Year: 1940
- Runtime: 92 minutes
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Colour: Black & White
- Shooting Format: 35mm
- Screening Format: 35mm