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His Girl Friday

1940 Film Synopsis & Plot Summary

7.4/10

Rating

92 min

Runtime

1940

Release Year

Howard Hawks

Director

Cast

Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart, Porter Hall

Quick 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.

Full Plot Summary of His Girl Friday

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.

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