His Girl Friday
1940 film by Howard Hawks
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Summary
His Girl Friday is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,026 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Howard Hawks[3]
- Director: Howard Hawks[4]
- Screenwriter: Charles Lederer[5], Charles MacArthur[6], Ben Hecht[7]
- Composer: Sidney Cutner[8], Felix Mills[9]
- Genre: comedy of remarriage[10], comedy drama[11], drama film[12], romantic comedy film[13]
- Based on: The Front Page[14]
- Cast member: Cary Grant[15], Rosalind Russell[16], Ralph Bellamy[17], Gene Lockhart[18], Porter Hall[19], Ernest Truex[20], Cliff Edwards[21], John Qualen[22], Abner Biberman[23], Billy Gilbert[24], Roscoe Karns[25], Regis Toomey[26], Frank Orth[27], Helen Mack[28]
- Producer: Howard Hawks[29]
- Depicts: Royal 10[30]
- Collection: Museum of Modern Art[31]
- Production company: Columbia Pictures[32]
- Director of photography: Joseph Walker[33]
- Part of: National Film Registry[34]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[35]
- Commons category: His Girl Friday[36]
- Distribution format: video on demand[37]
- Review score: 9.1/10[38], 99%[39]
- Color: black-and-white[40]
- Country of origin: United States[41]
- Publication date: January 11, 1940[42], January 18, 1940[43], September 21, 1940[44]
- Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[45], Netflix[46], Fandango at Home[47]
- Main subject: capital punishment[48], journalism[49]
Why It Matters
His Girl Friday has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]