His Girl Friday (1940)

Review: His Girl Friday (1940)

Director: Howard Hawks

Cast: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart, Helen Mack,

Cary Grant
Cary Grant
Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russell
Ralph Bellamy
Ralph Bellamy
Gene Lockhart
Gene Lockhart
Helen Mack
Helen Mack

Plot: 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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Classic Howard Hawks on Blu-ray

Classic Howard Hawks on Blu-ray

His Girl Friday (1940) and Only Angels Have Wings (1939), two of Howard Hawks’ most critically acclaimed movies, have received excellent treatment from Criterion on Blu-ray, along with a restored transfer of Lewis Milestone’s pre-code […]

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