His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday is a 1940 American screwball comedy drama romance movie directed by Howard Hawks and based on the 1928 play The Front Page by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. It stars Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell and was distributed by Columbia Pictures.

His Girl Friday Media

The full film is in the public domain.
Director Howard Hawks (c. 1940s)
Walter Burns meets Hildy's fiance, Bruce Baldwin. Left to right: Ralph Bellamy, Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell
Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, and Ralph Bellamy in a promotional picture for the film
John Qualen playing escaped convict Earl Williams, who is discovered hiding in a rolltop desk
Walter denies Mrs. Baldwin's accusation that he arranged to kidnap her. Left to right: Cary Grant, Frank Jenks, Roscoe Karns, Gene Lockhart, Pat Flaherty, Porter Hall, Alma Kruger, and Rosalind Russell
His Girl Friday (1940) by Howard Hawks, trailer
Cary Grant with Rosalind Russell; Russell wears a costume designed by Robert Kalloch
Walter delays Hildy's departure with her insurance salesman fiance by agreeing to buy a large insurance policy. Irving Bacon, Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy and Rosalind Russell
To delay Hildy's departure, Walter appeals to her journalistic instincts. Frank Jenks, Roscoe Karns, Rosalind Russell, Porter Hall, Gene Lockhart, Regis Toomey, and Cliff Edwards