His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday1940

Director: Howard Hawks
Stars: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart, Porter Hall
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating: Unrated
Runtime: 92 minutes

The Front Page, Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's classic 1928 newspaper play, has had three official film versions and contributed structural DNA to half the movies ever made about professional camaraderie and fierce love-hate friendships. Lewis Mi… more »



Hildy:
He's an insurance salesman. That's a good, honest business, isn't it?

Walter:
Oh certainly, it's honest. It's also adventurous, it's romantic. Listen, Hildy, I can't picture you being surrounded by policies, policies...

Hildy:
I can, I can, and I like it, what's more. Besides, he forgets the office when he's with me...He doesn't treat me like an errand boy either, Walter. He treats me like a woman.

Walter:
He does, does he? How did I treat ya, like a water buffalo?

Hildy:
I don't know from water buffalos, but I do know about him. He's kind and he's sweet and he's considerate. He wants a home and children.

Walter:
Sounds more like a guy I ought to marry. What's his name?

Hildy:
Uh, Baldwin. Bruce Baldwin.

Walter:
Baldwin, Baldwin. Oh, I knew a Baldwin once. A horse thief in Mississippi. Couldn't be the same fella, could it?

Hildy:
You're now talking about the man I'm marrying tomorrow.

Walter:
Tomorrow? As soon as that?

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