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18/01/1940 Comedy, Romance, Drama 1h 32m
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They're at each other's throats when they're not in each other's arms!

Overview

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.

  1. Howard Hawks

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Cary Grant

    Walter Burns

  2. Rosalind Russell

    Hildy Johnson

  3. Ralph Bellamy

    Bruce Baldwin

  4. Gene Lockhart

    Sheriff Hartwell

  5. Porter Hall

    Murphy

  6. Ernest Truex

    Bensinger

  7. Cliff Edwards

    Endicott

  8. Clarence Kolb

    Mayor

  9. Roscoe Karns

    McCue

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-23
This is a belter of a film! Essentially just a two hander with Cary Grant ("Walter Burns") as the editor of a newspaper facing the loss of his ex-wife, and best reporter Rosalind Russell ("Hildy Johnson") who has decided to marry Ralph Bellamy ("Bruce Baldwin") and start a new life. Anyone who enjoys the modern day writing of folks like Aaron Sorkin will immediately appreciate the depth and class of the clever, witty writing and the superbly fast paced delivery from both as Grant tries all sorts of manoeuvres to change her mind; frame her new fiancée and stop a man from going to the electric ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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