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The Vintage Years of Hollywood: 1940: His Girl Friday

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Howard Hawks turns The Front Page into a lightning-paced comedy His Girl Friday
Starring Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy

Divorce is no obstacle when a newspaper editor needs his ex-wife to uncover corruption in high places and save a condemned man.

Contributors

Screenplay:
Charles Lederer
From the play "The Front Page" by:
Ben Hecht
From the play "The Front Page" by:
Charles MacArthur
Directed and produced by:
Howard Hawks
Walter Burns:
Cary Grant
Hildy Johnson:
Rosalind Russell
Bruce Baldwin:
Ralph Bellamy
Sheriff Hartwell:
Gene Lockhart
Murphy:
Porter Hall
Bensinger:
Ernest Truex
Endicott:
Cliff Edwards
Mayor:
Clarence Kolb
McCue:
Roscoe Karns
Source: Radio Times

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