His Girl Friday (1940) | DVD | Cary Grant & Rosalind Russell | Howard Hawks | New & Sealed

A new marriage and a quieter life are within reach for reporter Hildy Johnson, but her editor and ex-husband has other ideas. In His Girl Friday (1940), Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant trade rapid-fire dialogue as Hildy tries to leave newspaper work behind and Walter Burns tempts her back with the story of an impending execution.

Directed by Howard Hawks and adapted from Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur’s The Front Page, the film combines a hard-boiled newsroom setting with screwball romance. Ralph Bellamy plays Bruce Baldwin, Hildy’s fiancé, whose plans for a settled future are threatened by Walter’s manoeuvring and Hildy’s instinct for a scoop.

Key Features

• Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell: as Walter Burns and Hildy Johnson.
• Directed by Howard Hawks: a classic Hollywood screwball comedy.
• Fast-paced verbal sparring: newsroom urgency meets romantic rivalry.
• Based on The Front Page: with a screenplay by Charles Lederer.
• Black-and-white feature: the 1940 film, supplied on DVD.

Product Details

• Title: His Girl Friday
• Film year: 1940
• Format: DVD
• Director: Howard Hawks
• Screenplay: Charles Lederer
• Based on: The Front Page by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
• Starring: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell and Ralph Bellamy
• Genre: Screwball comedy / romantic comedy
• Picture: Black and white
• Film language: English
• Listed running time: 92 minutes
• Supplied certificate: U
• EAN: 5060033471982
• Condition: New & Sealed

Edition note: disc count, region code, audio specifications, subtitles, restoration status and bonus features have not been confirmed for this DVD. No additional film or extras from other releases are promised.

For viewers who enjoy sharp dialogue and sparring romantic leads, His Girl Friday offers an energetic meeting of newspaper ambition and unfinished personal business, led by Grant and Russell’s memorable double act.