His Girl Friday - Comedy Classic Movies on DVD (1940) Starring Cary Grant & Rosalind Russell; Directed by Howard Hawks; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment : OLDIES.com

His Girl Friday

Starring: Cary Grant & Rosalind Russell Director: Howard Hawks

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DVD Features:

Encoding: Region 1; USA & Canada
Package Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: Full Frame - 1.33
Single Side - Dual Layer

Audio:

Dolby Digital Mono

Additional Release Material:

Audio Commentary - 1.Todd McCarthy - Film Critic
Featurettes - 1.CARY GRANT: MAKING HEADLINES
2.THE INSIDE SCOOP: ROSALIND RUSSELL
3.REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: HOWARD HAWKS
4.THE FUNNY PAGES

Trailers - 1.Original Theatrical Trailer

Bonus Trailer - 1.BORN YESTERDAY
2.IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
3.PAL JOEY

Text/Photo Galleries:

Biographies - 1.Howard Hawks - Director
2.Cary Grant - Star
3.Rosalind Russell - Star
4.Ralph Bellamy - Star

Publicity - 1.Vintage Advertising

Entertainment Reviews:

Entertainment Weekly - 10/27/1995

"...One of the funniest American films ever made....Brilliant ensemble cast..." -- Rating: A

USA Today - 11/24/2000

"...HIS GIRL FRIDAY is greatest newspaper comedy and one of the greatest screwball comedies ever made..."

Entertainment Weekly - 02/10/2006

"[O]ne of the fastest, wittiest comedies in history."

Premiere - 08/01/2006

"[T]his classic, alternating between near-moronic farce and quasi-tragedy and blasting all the notes in between, features Cary Grant at his weaseliest."

Entertainment Weekly - 02/16/2007

"Watch it and see what a frantic adventure love can be."

Product Description:

In Howard Hawks's screwball masterpiece adapted from the stage play THE FRONT PAGE by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, star reporter Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell), once married to suave editor Walter Burns (Cary Grant), plans to leave the stressful newspaper world behind and marry a boring insurance agent. Walter won't reveal his feelings for Hildy but tries to keep her from leaving by convincing her to cover one last story, a politically motivated execution. When the convict manages to escape, chaos breaks loose, and Hildy finds herself working alongside Walter to break the story wide open.

HIS GIRL FRIDAY is a loose, freewheeling gem featuring some of the fastest dialogue ever filmed (peppered with inspired ad-libbing by Grant and Russell, each appearing at comedic high points in their careers). Hawks, who changed the original story of two newspapermen into a battle of the sexes, keeps the frenetic action careening forward and allows a few slim but luminous notes of genuine affection to slip into Hildy and Walter's storm of hilarious verbal barbs, creating a potent and heartfelt classic that stands as one of the most influential comedies ever made.

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Production Notes:

HIS GIRL FRIDAY was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1993.
The film is remake of the original 1931 version, THE FRONT PAGE, directed by Lewis Milestone.

Cast and Crew:

Starring		Cary Grant & Rosalind Russell
Directed by		Howard Hawks

DVD Details:

Label: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Originally Released in: 1940
Rated: Not Rated
Run Time: 1 hours, 32 minutes
Video: Black & White
Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
Release Date: November 21, 2000
OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 23,966
Item UPC: 043396267091
Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item for International Shipping.

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