His Girl Friday (1940)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
They're at each other's throats when they're not in each other's arms!
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.
- Released: 1940-01-18
- Genres: Comedy, Romance, Crime
- Runtime: 1h 32m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 977 votes
Directed by Howard Hawks.
Top cast
- Cary Grant as Walter Burns
- Rosalind Russell as Hildy Johnson
- Ralph Bellamy as Bruce Baldwin
- Gene Lockhart as Sheriff Hartwell
- Porter Hall as Murphy
- Ernest Truex as Bensinger
- Cliff Edwards as Endicott
- Clarence Kolb as Mayor
- Roscoe Karns as McCue
- Frank Jenks as Wilson
Where to watch His Girl Friday
- United States: stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, YouTube TV, MGM Plus, Pure Flix, Fandor Amazon Channel, Dove Amazon Channel, Great American Pure Flix Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, FlixHouse, Darkroom, Public Domain Movies, Fawesome, Artiflix, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Cineverse, Xumo Play, Mometu, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Artiflix, Tubi TV, Pluto TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: watch free on Artiflix; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Crave, Artiflix, Tubi TV, Cineverse; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Beamafilm, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Beamafilm, Artiflix, Tubi TV; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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