His Girl Friday
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Movie Reviews of His Girl Friday
Movie Review: His Girl Friday
Summary: 5 Stars
I have always loved the old movies and I love both Rosalind Russel and Cary Grant so it is a no brainer for me. I enjoyed it.Movie Review: His girl friday, review
Summary: 5 Stars
terrific, zany comedy of 1940; fast,witty dialog and Cary Grant. Need I say more.Movie Review: A classic...great acting and dialog
Summary: 5 Stars
Great stars, a classic plot, and wonderful dialog....you can't go wrong.Movie Review: A Story about the Newspaper Game
Summary: 4 Stars
The introduction says this picture has no resemblance to the men and women of the press today. [Really? Do people still think a Hollywood film is reality?] This was adapted from the famous play "The Front Page", a parody of Chicago and the press of the 1920s. The film opens on a newspaper office from decades past. A reporter tells the Editor of her plans, they discuss their past. Hildy is getting married and will quit journalism. What will Walter do? A sneaky trick? Hildy wants a normal life. Does life insurance help people? [Does this chatter slow down the film?] Will the editor exploit a death sentence to sell newspapers? Or other sensational news of an unexpected death? [Yes, its what people want.]
The condemned man will be checked by an alienist. The reporters wait in the newsroom. They tell what happened. [Does unemployment cause more crime?] Hildy Johnson knows how to get an interview? Will she create a story? "Production for use." Will reporters make up a story? Are they cynical? Is Molly too emotional? [But it makes good drama. This story mocks government as much as newspapers.] But an event changes Hildy's mind: Earl Williams escaped! Walter Burns is terribly tricky. So too the Mayor. "I can fix anything." There is a dramatic surprise! The film picks up when the original story is used. Will the story be played to influence the election? Hildy can't give up the excitement of her job. Is there anyone who won't be double-crossed by Walter Burns?
The highpoint is the recapture of Earl Williams. Each reporter files a different version of the capture. Who can you believe? Then the courier with the reprieve shows up; this changes everything. Walter Burns' scheme with the money causes more trouble for Bruce Baldwin. Hildy relents, she returns to the excitement of her job (and her old marriage?). [Was this ending required by the movie code or censorship?] I think the 1975 version of this play was better than this film. Was it modified for changing tastes?
The real Walter N. Burns was a newspaper editor who wrote a biography of `Billy the Kid' in 1926 that presented him as a popular hero to some of the people of New Mexico. Previously he was always shown as a dangerous killer. Robert M. Utley's book is the complete biography.
Movie Review: 3 stars out of 4
Summary: 4 Stars
The Bottom Line:
His Girl Friday suffers from the flaw of many screwball comedies in that it fails to create characters we care about, but most of the time it's so fast-moving that the audience doesn't care; it's not a 4-star film but it's a brief and enjoyable comedy, so watch it as such.