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'His Girl Friday' was released in 1940 (Actually, it was released on January 18th to be exact, which was Cary Grant's birthday). It was based on the play 'The Front Page' by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. 'The Front Page' was actually first made into a movie in 1931 (keeping the title of the play). It has a big change. The Character played by Rosalind Russell in 'His Girl Friday', was actually a man in the original story. The film is directed by Howard Hawks, and it has a very fast-paced story, which is hilarious, all the way through.

The basic plot of the story, is that Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell) has just recently divorced Walter Burns (Cary Grant), and she tells him that she will no longer be working with his newspaper. So as to she can get married again, to another man, Bruce Baldwin (Ralph Bellamy, in a great role), and live a much more peaceful life than the one she has been living in the newspaper reporter business. Before she leaves, she agrees to covering one more story. But Walter does everything he can to make sure this isnt her last story, and that she doesnt re-marry.

The DVD (Columbia UK edition)presents the movie to us, in a very good looking print, with good sound aswell. It comes with some nice extras, such as a few featurettes (although short) of the lead stars. With other little things too.

Easily, in my opinion (and I know a lot of others) the funniest movie ever made. Maybe Howard Hawks' best movie, with a great, great cast. Very highly recommended.

Ich kannte zuerst das Remake mit Burt Reynolds bevor ich das Original hier sah. Beide sind gelungen. Im Original Cary Grant, der Unverwechselbare und Rosalind Russell, eine echte Powerfrau und Ralph Bellamy als ewiger "Looser" ein gutes Team. Sie kommt in die Redaktion ihres ehemaligen Chefs und ehemaligen Ehemannes um ihm ihre bevorstehende Heirat anzukündigen. Mit cleveren linken Tricks schaffte es Cary seine Ex-Frau wieder zum Reporter "für einen Tag" zu machen, womit eine spiessbürgerliche Hochzeit mit Ralph Bellamy ins Wasser fällt. Happy-End, so wie's sein soll!