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His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

Jan 18, 1940
92 min
ComedyRomance
7.4/ 10
886 votes

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.

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TMDB
7.4/10
886 votes
IMDB
7.8/10
66,574 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
99%
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Metacritic
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94/100
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US Box Office$296,000Domestic earnings

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5 wins & 1 nomination total

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"They're at each other's throats when they're not in each other's arms!"

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Released

Original Language

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Columbia Pictures

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