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His Girl Friday (1940) by Howard Hawks, trailer. Release of the film was rushed by Cohn and a sneak preview of the film was held in December, with a press screening on January 3, 1940. [25] His Girl Friday premiered in New York City at Radio City Music Hall on January 11, 1940, and went into general American release a week later. [28] [29]
English: His Girl Friday, American screwball comedy film starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell and directed by Howard Hawks, adapted from the 1928 play The Front Page by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur.
Switching Channels is a 1988 American comedy film remake of the 1928 play The Front Page, the 1931 film of the same name, and the 1940 film His Girl Friday. [2] It stars Kathleen Turner as Christy Colleran, Burt Reynolds as John L. Sullivan IV, Christopher Reeve as Blaine Bingham, Ned Beatty as Roy Ridnitz, Henry Gibson as Ike Roscoe, and George Newbern as Sigenthaler.
In some cases, a film's copyright has lapsed because of non-renewal while the underlying literary or dramatic source is still protected by copyright; for example, the film His Girl Friday (1940) became a public domain film in 1969 because it was not renewed, but it is based on the 1928 play The Front Page; as a practical matter, the film could ...
Girl Friday may refer to: Girl Friday (idiom), a feminine variation of the phrase "Man Friday" Girl Friday (TV programme), a 1994 BBC television reality show; Girl Friday, a 2009 TV pilot for Channel 4's Comedy Showcase; His Girl Friday, a 1940 motion picture
July 27 – Bugs Bunny makes his official debut in the animated cartoon A Wild Hare. October 15 – Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator, a satirical comedy starring him, premieres in New York City. It is a critical and commercial success and goes on to become Chaplin's most financially successful film.
Catherine Rosalind Russell (June 4, 1907 – November 28, 1976) was an American actress, model, comedian, screenwriter, and singer, [2] known for her role as fast-talking newspaper reporter Hildy Johnson in the Howard Hawks screwball comedy His Girl Friday (1940), opposite Cary Grant, as well as for her portrayals of Mame Dennis in the 1956 stage and 1958 film adaptations of Auntie Mame, and ...
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