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 »



Walter:
[to Bruce] You persuade Hildy to do the story and you can write out a nice fat insurance policy for me.

Bruce:
I refuse to use my wife for business purposes.

Hildy:
We could use that money, Bruce. How long would it take to get him examined?

Bruce:
Well, I could get a company doctor here in twenty minutes.

Hildy:
Alright Bruce, suppose you have Mr. Burns examined over in his office and see what they'll allow on that old carcass of his...

Walter:
Say, I'm better than I ever was. How do ya like...

Hildy:
There was never anything to brag about. Now look, Bruce. I'll go back and change and dress. And after you get the check, you phone me. I'll be in the press-room of the Criminal Courts Building. Oh Walter!

Walter:
What?

Hildy:
By the way, I think you'd better make that a certified check.

Walter:
What do you think I am, a crook?

Hildy:
Yes. No certified check, no story. Get me?

Walter:
It'll be certified. Want my fingerprints?

Hildy:
No thanks. I've still got those.

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