His Girl Friday
They're at each other's throats when they're not in each other's arms!
Rating
7.4 The Film
His Girl Friday
They're at each other's throats when they're not in each other's arms!
The Story
Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. She’s threatening to quit and settle down with a new beau, but, as Walter knows, she has a weakness: she can’t resist a juicy scoop.
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Runtime
92 min
Released Jan 1940
Gallery
The Stills.
