

His Girl Friday
They're at each other's throats when they're not in each other's arms!
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
92 min
Release Date
1940-01-18
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
867
Vote Average
7.4
Cary Grant
Walter Burns
Rosalind Russell
Hildy Johnson
Ralph Bellamy
Bruce Baldwin
Gene Lockhart
Sheriff Hartwell
Helen Mack
Mollie Malloy
Porter Hall
Murphy
Ernest Truex
Bensinger
Cliff Edwards
Endicott
Clarence Kolb
Mayor
Roscoe Karns
McCue
Frank Jenks
Wilson
Regis Toomey
Sanders
Abner Biberman
Louie
Frank Orth
Duffy
John Qualen
Earl Williams
Alma Kruger
Mrs. Baldwin
Billy Gilbert
Joe Pettibone
Pat West
Warden Cooley
Edwin Maxwell
Dr. Egelhoffer
Irving Bacon
Gus (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Mike (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Insurance Doctor (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Cop (uncredited)
Ann Doran
Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Earl Dwire
Pete Davis (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Frank the Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Gardner
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
Carl the Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Marion Martin
Evangeline (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Newsman (uncredited)
James Millican
Tim (uncredited)
Gene Morgan
Gene (uncredited)
Delmar Watson
Skinny (uncredited)
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