Principal cast
Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart and Porter Hall
Film 206 of 498 on the Screen Path
His Girl Friday
They're at each other's throats when they're not in each other's arms!
About the film
His Girl Friday at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1939 film at stop 206 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Joseph Walker (director of photography), Gene Havlick (editor), Felix Mills (original music composer), Sidney Cutner (original music composer) and Ben Hecht (screenplay)
- Director
- Howard Hawks
- Release
- 1940-01-18
- Runtime
- 92 minutes
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance and Crime
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
Contains spoilers03
Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Cary GrantCharacter: Walter Burns
- Rosalind RussellCharacter: Hildy Johnson
- Ralph BellamyCharacter: Bruce Baldwin
- Gene LockhartCharacter: Sheriff Hartwell
- Porter HallCharacter: Murphy
- Ernest TruexCharacter: Bensinger
- Cliff EdwardsCharacter: Endicott
- Clarence KolbCharacter: Mayor
- Roscoe KarnsCharacter: McCue
- Frank JenksCharacter: Wilson
- Regis ToomeyCharacter: Sanders
- Abner BibermanCharacter: Louie
Full crew
Full crew
- Howard HawksCredits: Director, Producer
- Gene HavlickCredits: Editor
- Charles MacArthurCredits: Theatre Play
- Charles LedererCredits: Screenplay
- Ben HechtCredits: Theatre Play, Screenplay
- Joseph WalkerCredits: Director of Photography
- Lodge CunninghamCredits: Sound
- Morrie RyskindCredits: Additional Dialogue
- Cliff P. BroughtonCredits: Assistant Director
- Robert KallochCredits: Costume Design
- Lionel BanksCredits: Art Direction
- Morris StoloffCredits: Music Director
- Paul HelmickCredits: Assistant Director
- Sidney CutnerCredits: Original Music Composer
- Felix MillsCredits: Original Music Composer
- Cliff ShirpserCredits: Assistant Camera
- Eugene JoseffCredits: Other
- Ben OaklandCredits: Additional Music
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