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His Girl Friday

1940
Romance
Comedy
1h 32m
A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying. (imdb)
Directed by:
Howard Hawks Howard Hawks
Written by:
Ben Hecht Ben Hecht Charles MacArthur Charles Lederer
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Starring:
Porter Hall Porter Hall Ralph Bellamy Ralph Bellamy Cary Grant Cary Grant Rosalind Russell Rosalind Russell Gene Lockhart Gene Lockhart Ernest Truex Ernest Truex John Qualen John Qualen Roscoe Karns Roscoe Karns Regis Toomey Regis Toomey Clarence Kolb Clarence Kolb Abner Biberman Edwin Maxwell
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Franchise:
The Front Page
Genres:
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Country:
USA
Languages:
English, French
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1940
Romance
Comedy
1h 32m
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paxtonPaxton
Rated 19 Jun 2017
85
94th
I had to pay through the nose for the collector's edition but I think it was worth with it as it came with a specially designed commemorative bullet proof vest to help the viewer survive all the rapid fire dialogue.
Rated 19 Jun 2017
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 15 Aug 2012
45
15th
I really don't see how reporters yelling at each other over the phone is considered to be funny, and they just won't stop doing it. Grant plays an unsympathetic manipulator who makes the entire thing feel sour, and all the other characters are flat as paper and change personalities on a whim. Sociopathy, masquerading as patriarchal garbage, masquerading as comedy.
Rated 15 Aug 2012
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 16 Sep 2007
33
17th
As a rule I don't care for overly-snappy dialogue, and the people here just won't shut up, plus the humor is very, very dated. Suffice it to say I was not at all entertained by this movie consisting of an assortment of blabbermouths with nothing remotely interesting to say.
Rated 16 Sep 2007
gsbgsb
Rated 08 Apr 2010
60
23rd
The dialogue is amusing, sure, but the actual story is pathetic. The strong heroine turns into a simpering mess at the end and though he's charming, Grant's character isn't likeable. I really thought I was going to like this, but it's kinda awful.
Rated 08 Apr 2010
timecapsuleTimeCapsule
Rated 26 Oct 2019
81
85th
So this must be the rapid-paced screwball comedy Howard Hawks that I had heard so much about, because I certainly don't recall the alien-carrot-monster-thing from "The Thing from Another World"(1951) slinging any sorts of witty quips like the ones sprayed about here. Despite thinking I wasn't exactly the biggest old school screwball comedy fan, this was surprisingly funny throughout, and it ended up being well worth the watch for me.
Rated 26 Oct 2019
enthusiastEnthusiast
Rated 20 Apr 2008
90
95th
What an amazing film, even more so when you consider that it's nearly 70 years old. Grant and Russell deliver amazing natural performances, and the supporting cast is strong up and down. Unbelievably sharp, witty, lightning-paced dialogue that in spots feels and sounds almost modern. Some pretty impressive editing and camerawork for the time period as well.
Rated 20 Apr 2008
ribcageribcage
Rated 31 Dec 2018
79
75th
The jokes are good, Grant as always is on point and delivers a couple unexpected meta-jokes which are hilarious. It's well-paced, never feeling rushed despite the headlong sprint of the dialogue. And, despite softening the story the film FEELS full. It's a great experience. Multiple viewings will probably better showcase Hawk's direction, and maybe one day I'll get back to comment on that. There's just too much to take in on one viewing.
Rated 31 Dec 2018
djrossdjross
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
99th
Probably the second greatest comedy of all time (after DUCK SOUP).
Rated 14 Aug 2007
juntakinte99juntakinte99
Rated 17 Oct 2019
66
30th
Judging canon cinematic work can be tough when you have to consider both the work of art & what it influenced. For the latter, it is obvious that many rom-coms featuring determined, successful couples, owes a debt to this film. But for the former, there's nothing. The gimmicks of virtuoso dialogue & sound mixing grow tired fast. As does the outdated and problematic racism, red baiting, and gaslighting. The film is fine, but nothing worth going out of your way for. Marginal recommendation.
Rated 17 Oct 2019
chiefgchiefg
Rated 18 Mar 2010
35
13th
Judging from all the rave scores, this is what I expected: "X-D", and this is what I got: ":-|". Honestly, I'm very easily entertained, but there wasn't a single funny line to be found for me here, not one, nada, nothing.
Rated 18 Mar 2010
theficionadotheficionado
Rated 17 Jan 2016
75
74th
Its cynicism is kinda remarkable (and usually feels well-earned) and scattershot, distributed toward the press, political authority, gender roles in general (but the institution of marriage in particular), and with its pace and general feeling of anarchy, HGF evokes a feeling: It's all about to come crashing down, and the only thing keeping it all together is the fast-talking charisma of a con man, a deluge of contradictory promises, and the sort of seduction of buying in.
Rated 17 Jan 2016
jacobclark12jacobclark12
Rated 14 Aug 2021
97
96th
Howard Hawks wanted to make sure he could tell Aaron Sorkin to suck his balls from beyond the grave with how fast these guys talk.
Rated 14 Aug 2021
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 27 Jan 2010
9
93rd
Cary Grant is once again great, as is everyone else in the cast. Love the fast pace and the great dialogue. It's really funny too. I really don't know what's wrong with you if you don't like this movie but as Eric Rohmer said of Hawks: If one does not love the films of Howard Hawks, one cannot love cinema.
Rated 27 Jan 2010
joelwatchesmoviesjoelwatchesmovies
Rated 20 Aug 2018
7
63rd
Move over, Aaron Sorkin, you'll never be able to top the word count of this script; the dialogue zips off the actors' tongues with multiple conversations often happening at the same time. It's a little hard to follow at points, but you just can't help but get caught up in the endless energy emanating throughout the relationship comedy, crime drama, and constant reporter antics (those phones!) of the screwball plot. Witty and well-edited, just with a hard-to-like ending (Walter was a real jerk).
Rated 20 Aug 2018
overratedoverrated
Rated 06 Jul 2022
46
41st
Has maybe three or four genuinely funny lines (as opposed to "charming" or "witty") and for such a dialogue vomit saturated film that is a poor ratio. I feel like this a subgenre-birthing classic so is held in high regard separate to its quality. I might be a moron though because I feel the same way about the Marx Brothers and a lot of other comedies from that era. Also Cary Grant's character is a fucking psychopath and we're supposed to be happy at that ending?
Rated 06 Jul 2022
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 07 Mar 2010
6
34th
My first Howard Hawks and quite a surprise, though not in a good way. I longed for something more; It struck me as aesthetically cold and surprisingly tedious but that's usually the case with play adaptations (A Streetcar Named Desire). It's well acted but those people wouldn't shut up for a single second. I'll see it again one day, though this time I'll be prepared.
Rated 07 Mar 2010
dtiDTI
Rated 10 Apr 2007
86
91st
Fast-paced reporting comedy with bam, bam, bam dialogue (if I said this out loud I would snap my fingers in time with the bams and it would all make sense). There are all sorts of shady dealings and double crossings, and it's all very hilarious. Grant and Russell are fantastic.
Rated 10 Apr 2007
neonmanNeonman
Rated 31 Oct 2017
51
7th
Moves so fast, it pretty much moves right past me. Not dissimilar to the modern comedy films/TV shows I hate, there's only one sense of humour in this: snarky. It gets tiresome real quick and I have to try and situate myself in the tonally fucked story, which (again like the modern comedies) can't decide if it's overall going with comedy or drama, so fails at both. Along with the thoroughly haggard editing and some stiff acting, this wasn't fun.
Rated 31 Oct 2017
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 29 Jan 2010
98
97th
One of the best Hollywood comedies of all time. The rapid fire pacing of the dialogue and the headlong rushing movement of the whole movie are breathtaking. Grant has never been better, and Russell and the rest of the cast are very good too.
Rated 29 Jan 2010
nobletNoblet
Rated 14 Dec 2011
74
54th
It's fun, but I think it's main strength (the rapid fire dialogue) is also sometimes it's biggest flaw. It just moved too fast for my liking.
Rated 14 Dec 2011
mattorama12mattorama12
Rated 26 Mar 2018
68
55th
I generally struggle with older (pre-1970s) comedies, and also with play adaptations. But between Grant and some great sardonic humor, this actually stands up pretty well.
Rated 26 Mar 2018
fuentissimoFuentissimo
Rated 11 Sep 2015
40
36th
Too much wit for the dialogue, in my opinion. I know it was a popular style of writing for the time, but just very thick on this one it was hard to appreciate either of the lead characters. Too many stock characters. Would have liked the ending to have swung the other way.
Rated 11 Sep 2015
graveyardtangraveyardtan
Rated 14 Jan 2012
100
98th
A perfect script, and Grant is never better. I love the dark touches, and the decidedly downer ending.
Rated 14 Jan 2012
hellsditchhellsditch
Rated 16 Aug 2008
83
77th
Aaah, stop shouting! I was surprised at how pointed the comedy was, and how relevant alot of their comedic points still are, but this is a very "shouty" movie. It seemed like noone spoke at a level other than a dull roar for the last half an hour and I was just begging fro someone to take things down a notch before the big climax. That aside, you have great dialogue, ultra-charasmatic leads, fine directing. What else do you want? Oh, and..."Leave the rooster! It's a human interest story."
Rated 16 Aug 2008
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 26 Mar 2020
35
13th
The fast talking style starts out as charming and humorous, but it turns grating halfway through, and completely ruins any enjoyment there is to find in the third act. I have never seen a movie's style sour on me like this before. And then when it comes right down to it, the story isn't much to write home about either.
Rated 26 Mar 2020
jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 21 May 2020
85
93rd
Brilliant screenplay brought to life by Grant and Russell (and of course Hawks) who face off time after time to great comedic effect. The chemistry of this duo is all-consuming for the viewer.
Rated 21 May 2020
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 12 Dec 2006
95
99th
Snappy dialogue and fantastic rapport between Grant and Russell. They both just get better and better as the film goes on, screwball comedy and fast action dialogue at its finest.
Rated 12 Dec 2006
theyshoot07theyshoot07
Rated 01 Mar 2008
95
92nd
# 96
Rated 01 Mar 2008
karinskikarinski
Rated 23 Mar 2008
45
0th
Not my type of thing. It was too snappy, the characters weren't even slightly sympathetic.
Rated 23 Mar 2008
cosmicmonkeyCosmicMonkey
Rated 11 Jun 2016
85
86th
Completely redefines the term "quickfire dialogue." With almost 4 hours-worth of dialogue crammed into an hour and half, it moves at an exhausting pace, and while never giving you the time to laugh or react to any of the jokes, it still serves a solid dramatic arc with a decent, if limited critique on the ethics of journalism as well.
Rated 11 Jun 2016
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 20 Jul 2011
65
23rd
It's well penned and quite witty, but it's a total yawn-fest and dull enough to warrant a nap. I'm always up for some great penmanship and this churned it out, but there's nothing there to back it up.
Rated 20 Jul 2011
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 02 Aug 2012
30
12th
I've seen several of the purported best in the genre, and now I can finally and definitively say that I don't like Screwball Comedies.
Rated 02 Aug 2012
farzanFarzan
Rated 15 Aug 2009
95
96th
An absolutely hilarious film. Cary Grant is slowly becoming one of my favorite comedic actors. The entire is so charming, and the dialogue is extremely witty and clever. From start to finish it is fast paced, straight to the point, and laugh out loud hilarious. If you find comedies from the forties and fifties to be unfunny, then I highly recommend this.
Rated 15 Aug 2009
bownBown
Rated 06 May 2020
87
84th
Rosalind Russell is a goddamn force of nature.
Rated 06 May 2020
exolsticeexolstice
Rated 10 Nov 2014
88
87th
I would have rated it higher but the ending undermines the rest of the film.
Rated 10 Nov 2014
picklemanPickle_Man
Rated 27 Feb 2019
100
94th
Three movies worth of dialogue because there are rarely less than three characters speaking simultaneously.
Rated 27 Feb 2019
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 24 Dec 2019
97
97th
They all speak so quickly that if you try to fast-forward every actor chokes on their own tongue and passes out.
Rated 24 Dec 2019
heynicefilmHeyNiceFilm
Rated 19 Jun 2023
71
30th
Tarantino's favorite movie? You'd think it was a Billy Wilder script: witty dialogue on steroids, non-stop wise cracks and retorts. The dialogue is like a rapid fire machine gun, I can see why QT would like it. But the plot is pretty plain and there wasn't much charm to it outside of the entertaining back-and-forth.
Rated 19 Jun 2023
verbalverbal
Rated 14 Jun 2012
95
97th
I guess the actors were having some kind of bet to see who can speak faster.
Rated 14 Jun 2012
colorbufcolorbuf
Rated 07 Jul 2021
60
13th
I just got tired of all these people shouting unnatrually as it this was a play and they needed to be heard all the way to the back row. And despite all the commotion, i found it to be quite boring.
Rated 07 Jul 2021
lumpnboylumpnboy
Rated 10 Jun 2008
90
96th
So great I find I can overlook the fact that Ben Hecht was a disconcertingly active and vocal supporter of the most violent and fascistic edges of the Zionist movement in Palestine, the right-wing tendencies organised by people who openly talked about being influenced by fascism, who would rape, mutilate and murder their way through their inferiors in Deir Yassin to 'encourage' racially-inconvenient others to flee what would become their expanded Israel. Yep, overlooking. That's how good.
Rated 10 Jun 2008
arossaross
Rated 13 Feb 2024
84
74th
Entertaining and funny but the unrelenting pace was a bit much for me at times.
Rated 13 Feb 2024
insan3Insan3
Rated 22 Dec 2010
80
64th
Russel and Grant are great and the dialogue is often very well written and witty. But, as is often the case with old movies, the ending leaves something to be desired. This is especially hurtful because Russel's usually strong character suddenly becomes a crying, submissive girl in the most unnatural way. The last 20 minutes weren't well written at all. Still, this film is influential and overall well done.
Rated 22 Dec 2010
snallygastersnallygaster
Rated 19 Jul 2012
73
82nd
At first the heavily stylized dialogue & delivery might almost seem like a parody of the genre to the modern audience. But the impressive thing is that through strength of plot & characterization, Grant & Russel somehow become authentic characters we can feel invested in.
Rated 19 Jul 2012
shadrikShadrik
Rated 07 Oct 2010
88
95th
If I had to name the thing I enjoy most when watching an older, English-speaking movie it's when the dialogue gets fast and snappy. Well, this one is the perfect example as there is no slow scene and most of the time you get the entire room talking simultaneously; it's incredibly intoxicating especially through the addition of its cynical undertone. I had my fair share of laughs as it is on of the greatest comedies I saw so far.
Rated 07 Oct 2010
makiMaki
Rated 27 Apr 2008
88
92nd
old, classic comedy yet somehow seems very modern.
Rated 27 Apr 2008
eveeluneveelun
Rated 12 Nov 2007
81
82nd
Sharp and snappy dialogue, excellent performances from Russell, Grant, & Bellamy, and it has a nice cynical edge to it all.
Rated 12 Nov 2007
ofterdingenOfterdingen
Rated 08 Nov 2015
76
88th
Talkative. Often brilliant. Sometimes trying too hard.
Rated 08 Nov 2015
scribScrib
Rated 08 Jul 2022
50
14th
Not big on Cary Grant, not big on screwball (unless it's Billy Wilder), not big on this. Oh, it's not bad, I guess... But Billy Wilder's The Front Page is a better spin on the same story (and underrated).
Rated 08 Jul 2022
vertiggoVertiggo
Rated 24 Mar 2010
84
73rd
God! They talk so fast!
Rated 24 Mar 2010
theyshootpicTheyshootpic
Rated 17 Apr 2007
91
93rd
# 90
Rated 17 Apr 2007
damildamil
Rated 15 Jan 2012
65
54th
Wow, the rate at which the actors in this film deliver their lines is incredible. It's so fast, with so many characters talking one after the other, interrupting and interjecting, it's quite hard to keep up with. I'm really impressed that the actors could remember all their dialogue and deliver it so quickly. Overall, a charming and likeable film.
Rated 15 Jan 2012
walkearthwalkearth
Rated 04 Mar 2020
85
98th
2. "- They ain't human! - I know, they're newspapermen." Ridiculously good. The chemistry between Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell is out of this world. The line delivery is fast and frenetic, possessing great comedic timing and elegant subtlety. The screwball elements are executed to the highest standard, perfectly in-tune with the film's tone and atmosphere. Very re-watchable and insanely gratifying film. The critique of the media industry is ever so relevant from a 2022 perspective too.
Rated 04 Mar 2020
darkmandarkman
Rated 21 Aug 2008
82
89th
Great dialogues.
Rated 21 Aug 2008
onyedionyedi
Rated 25 Aug 2017
98
98th
Rewatched on February 4th, 2022. No change in the score. This movie is brilliantly made. It has a good story, interesting and sympathetic characters, incredible script with well-written dialogues, and a fair amount of comedy. Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell’s performances are among the best I have ever seen in movies. Especially, Russell’s is so well that it elevates the movie from top level to masterpiece level.
Rated 25 Aug 2017
salomaordsalomaord
Rated 02 Jan 2015
50
0th
Howard Hawks #2
Rated 02 Jan 2015
sebbysebby
Rated 18 Aug 2011
85
96th
Russell couldn't quite keep up with Grant, but I don't know if anyone could have. Just hilarious as hell and a shit-ton of fun to watch.
Rated 18 Aug 2011
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 26 Jul 2012
95
93rd
A whipsmart, impossibly fast and kind of loud comedy that's packed wall to wall with sharp, hysterical dialogue. Cary Grant at his charming, womanizing best, but it's really Rosalind Russell's show. Howard Hawks was just a great guy.
Rated 26 Jul 2012
vendettaVendetta
Rated 14 Aug 2007
94
92nd
One of the most important movie ever made ..
Rated 14 Aug 2007
normalchaosnormalchaos
Rated 18 May 2015
90
92nd
Quick and witty entertainment. Subtitles were helpful for the rapid-fire dialogue.
Rated 18 May 2015
ununniliumUnunnilium
Rated 10 Jun 2016
77
68th
Banter comes thick, fast and witty, remarkable rhythms bouncing back and forth between talented actors. I love it. The story wrapped around the dialogue, I don't love so much. The social satire is enjoyably angry, but its fury sours into mean, omnidirectional cynicism. The love story crackles with chemistry - and possessiveness, manipulation, and Feminine Weakness(tm). Subtly implying that these screwed-up people belong together *because* they're screwed-up helps, but it could be so much deeper.
Rated 10 Jun 2016
yiannosYiannos
Rated 10 Aug 2017
70
71st
His Girl Friday has many virtues: the breathless pace of the comedy; the immaculate staging; the machine gun line delivery; the battle of the sexes in which the struggle for power remains open and fluid. It's a testament to the talent on display that it even works at all.Grant and Russell have wonderful chemistry, and it's a real delight to watch them trade verbal jabs and blows, but there are times I felt it could have benefitted from more space in between gags, so I guess I don't fully get it.
Rated 10 Aug 2017
mlightle3mlightle3
Rated 04 Oct 2008
100
98th
Quick, sharp, funny, and touching - the perfect film.
Rated 04 Oct 2008
mohanmohan
Rated 17 Apr 2010
90
51st
A good film.. but too much talking that it sometimes becomes hard to keep up. The difficulty of being a modern woman struggling between loves in professional and personal lives is well played.
Rated 17 Apr 2010
closedmouthclosedmouth
Rated 07 Oct 2012
90
89th
Even more fast-paced and breathless than I had expected. Grant is a little out of his element, but he manages to keep up, and the ending sucks. Billy Gilbert is hilarious.
Rated 07 Oct 2012
perrystroikaPerryStroika
Rated 14 Aug 2011
60
39th
Some wonderful scenes of sparkling dialogue and classic performances do not quite redeem the structureless chaos of the script and its creaky and dated devices. The story certainly moves but there is no sustained emotion or thought. The rhythms feel sitcom-y and the characters seemtoo flat and distorted.
Rated 14 Aug 2011
twincinematwincinema
Rated 12 Jul 2017
85
85th
A quickly paced film that leaves the viewer no time to stop and think. The script is a thing of beauty. It's tightly plotted and gives just enough characterization for the characters that we know everything we need to know about them. Great chemistry between Grant and Russell.
Rated 12 Jul 2017
vaudevillianVaudevillian
Rated 20 May 2020
65
18th
It really doesn't handle the tonal shifts well.
Rated 20 May 2020
zmoatszmoats
Rated 09 Mar 2017
92
89th
My first experience with Howard Hawks is a wonderful one. He has a way of creating a fluidity between dialogue and physical movement that results in almost a dance that happens between the characters of the film. On that topic, Cary Grant (Walter) and Rosalind Russell (Hildy) give absolutely stellar performances that bring the film both its hilarious and at times touching and at other times cynical edge.
Rated 09 Mar 2017
ceekay19Ceekay19
Rated 19 Feb 2018
50
10th
Walter Burns: "Take Hitler and stick him on the funny page."
Rated 19 Feb 2018
lintonmyroxylintonmyroxy
Rated 15 Dec 2020
87
71st
Often takes a lot of words to say very little
Rated 15 Dec 2020
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 30 Apr 2010
9
92nd
Don't think I've heard a screenplay this fast and witty. Cary Grant is wonderful. Howard Hawks will surely become one of my favorite directors.
Rated 30 Apr 2010
theyshoot08theyshoot08
Rated 19 Dec 2008
95
90th
102
Rated 19 Dec 2008
brrrpbrrrp
Rated 19 Feb 2024
55
31st
Maybe at the time it was all a little less... despicable? I get this smug air off a lot of films of this era, makes me feel like kicking some producer in the nuts.
Rated 19 Feb 2024
punchy_mcgooPunchy-McGoo
Rated 02 Jan 2008
73
61st
Very enjoyable film not from your time period. I don't think most comedies from 40 and 50 years ago translate well, but this one is worth viewing.
Rated 02 Jan 2008
esperhartEsperHart
Rated 14 Feb 2021
94
50th
https://esperwatchesfilms.tumblr.com/post/643054783274614784/his-girl-friday-1940
Rated 14 Feb 2021
tonydaltonydal
Rated 27 Sep 2007
85
88th
Riotous fun. And wow--do they talk a lot!
Rated 27 Sep 2007
vdecraimVdecraim
Rated 20 Sep 2015
80
73rd
The critique on the shallow ethics of the newspaper business is not as sharp or profound as in 'Ace in The Hole.' But Hawks did a great job of keeping up the pacing, and the Grant-Russell combo was absolutely marvelous. I didn't like the fact that, like in a lot of comedic play adaptations, the characters seemed aware of the camera. But the plenty of laughs more than make up for it. "Aren't they human?" "No, they're newspapermen."
Rated 20 Sep 2015
croweycrowey
Rated 17 Jan 2023
70
63rd
It’s witty, but Grant & Russell don’t have the greatest chemistry so it was a tough sell on that front.
Rated 17 Jan 2023
radumsmnradumsmn
Rated 16 Jul 2017
81
89th
WALTER: I wish you hadn't done that, Hildy... Divorce me. Makes a fellow lose all faith in himself... Almost gives him a feeling he wasn't wanted. HILDY: Oh, now look, junior, that's what divorces are for.
Rated 16 Jul 2017
roujinroujin
Rated 02 Jan 2009
100
99th
loooooooooooool
Rated 02 Jan 2009
francogonzoFrancoGonzo
Rated 24 Feb 2016
16
88th
Star Rating: ★★★★1/2
Rated 24 Feb 2016
prowlerprowler
Rated 14 Nov 2010
58
56th
Movie holds up very well. Cary Grant is a rotten dude but you gotta love him.
Rated 14 Nov 2010
napolenbradynapolenbrady
Rated 24 Feb 2019
92
88th
91.50
Rated 24 Feb 2019
glm01glm01
Rated 08 Feb 2013
89
97th
88.500
Rated 08 Feb 2013
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 27 Aug 2012
95
97th
This was the last movie that was shown in my first film class. A class that many people didn't enjoy that much. They were hoping for a blow-off class and didn't enjoy many of the movies that we had to watch. This movie brought everyone who was still in the class together. We were all laughing and having a great time. It was a great movie experience.
Rated 27 Aug 2012
fuzzleshnopsfuzzleshnops
Rated 16 Jul 2018
75
51st
Witty dialogue between Walter and Hildy, but a bit dull in some places. I feel like I have a hard time liking sound stage sets from the old movies.
Rated 16 Jul 2018
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 25 Mar 2013
94
97th
Not your average old Hollywood tenderness, but a violent, unstoppable and frenzy collection of duels between these two ex-lovers that seem to still love each other, but make sure to not show it -- he is after the next scoop and needs her to get it, she says she quit journalism and now is bound to a good life as wife and woman. The Hawksian narrative is absurd as ever, with the most delicious plot twists all over, as these two finally get together -- about to work in their honeymoon once more.
Rated 25 Mar 2013
krf7krf7
Rated 31 Aug 2011
92
93rd
With any other lead actor, this would've been pretty corny.
Rated 31 Aug 2011
troothTrooth
Rated 29 Nov 2011
76
73rd
Great exhibit of screwball comedy. And if you're like me, you'll notice the source of a very famous "get out" gif contained in this movie.
Rated 29 Nov 2011
metzmetz
Rated 29 Aug 2012
70
88th
This is fantastic, brilliant work from Lederer!
Rated 29 Aug 2012
snakefood89SNAKEFOOD89
Rated 26 May 2013
84
73rd
Damn, they really could write back then.
Rated 26 May 2013
iyisinekiyisinek
Rated 03 Jun 2011
63
22nd
gazetecilik, basanmis cift, idamlik adam, asilacak adam, basin odasi, kisitli mekan filmleri, (filmin neredeyse tamami basin odasinda geciyor. Bir gazete patronu olan walter burns, editörü ve esi olan Hildy Janson'la bosanmistir. Hildy ile walter ile yollarini ayirip baska biriyle evlenecektir. Ama idamlik bir adam ile ilgili son bir haber isleri degistirir. walter, hildy'i elinde tutmak icin son numalaraini oynayacaktir. Cok fazla diyalog var. Tiyatral bir komedi)
Rated 03 Jun 2011
ehk2ehk2
Rated 06 Dec 2014
55
73rd
ok, that is the whole point, but it is a bit too talkative
Rated 06 Dec 2014
comixmsfcomixmsf
Rated 17 Apr 2020
85
92nd
Howard Hawks' brilliant version of hit play The Front Page, with Cary Grant at his comic best and a splendid Rosalind Russell in the usually male role of star reporter Hildy Johnson
Rated 17 Apr 2020
nathanbatesNathanBates
Rated 21 Jul 2019
80
78th
For being such a good movie, there are a lot of odd things that don't really add up. We have the oft-commented rapid-fire conversations that are headache-inducing. We've got a terrible "hero" in the newspaper editor, who steadfastly refuses to change while making others around him do so. The ex-wife bobbles from being fiercely independent to being played for a stooge. (Plus the completely random death scene!) Yet there's that charm and wit that will make me revisit this one.
Rated 21 Jul 2019
hulothulot
Rated 11 May 2010
80
81st
watched: 2010, 2014, 2023
Rated 11 May 2010
vialov3sgyuvia_lov3sgyu
Rated 25 Oct 2022
90
16th
rosalind russel was magnetic. the whole thing was hilarious.
Rated 25 Oct 2022
waddayanutswaddayanuts
Rated 06 Dec 2010
72
43rd
Despite the fact that I knew the whole plot from watching Wilder's remake The Front Page, it was quite entertaining. Hawks' direction is wisely passive which makes room for Grant and Russell to duel on dialogue in the classic screwball fashion. And as that it's great, both the acting and the writing is top notch, but I guess I kinda wanted a little more (especially since I knew the story beforehand).
Rated 06 Dec 2010
lisa_iilisa-
Rated 16 Sep 2013
6
83rd
a highly satiric comedy on media superficiality. i think i like this style of ridiculously fast dialogue. truly hilarious with a fantastic assortment of mildly sociopathic characters. i suppose i might appreciate this more given i'm slightly tipsy, but whatever.
Rated 16 Sep 2013

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