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His Girl Friday

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

★ 7.4 1940 92 min NR ComedyRomance

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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Release
1940-01-18
Rating
NR
TMDB score
7.4/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
United States of America
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Topicsprisonjournalistsuicidejournalismbased on play or musicalwagerfugitiveblack and white

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