Hildy, the journalist former wife of newspaper editor Walter Burns, visits his office to inform him that she's engaged and will be getting remarried the next day. Walter can't let that happen and frames the fiancé, Bruce Baldwin, for one thing after another, to keep him temporarily held in prison, while trying to steer Hildy into returning to her old job as his employee..
✓ Released: [realease]
✓ Runtime : 92 minutes
✓ Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
✓ Stars: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart, Helen Mack
✓ Director: Charles Lederer, Howard Hawks, Howard Hawks, Ben Hecht, Ben Hecht
The His Girl Friday (1940) is another solid showing, complete with good performances and an intriguing mystery, but there's a lack of artistic ambition here that keeps it from elevating to the higher tiers of the genre.Although its storytelling isn't particularly innovative, The His Girl Friday (1940) is an absorbing piece of television, with the potential to boost the appeal of Polish productions for an international audience."
His Girl Friday (1940) is staring with Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart, Helen Mack, a compelling, flawed story of true crime and obsession - and its flaws are part of what make it so intriguing. the movie can be very difficult to watch; it's haunting and incredibly sad. But that's also what made it all the more moving, in the end, to see the survivors join together: bonding, smiling, and living their lives in the light.
What gives Cursed its edge is the source material, which subverts centuries of lore and oppressive systems. The Netflix adaptation isn't nearly as captivating, but it still manages to be a quaint escape from reality. For better or worse, filmmaker Charles Lederer, Howard Hawks, Howard Hawks, Ben Hecht, Ben Hecht juggles two parallel storylines. Basketball fans will be able to follow along with no problem, most already familiar with the story, but newcomers might find all the jumping around confusing.