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His Girl Friday
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About 1940 film by Howard Hawks
Genres drama, comedy drama, comedy of remarriage, romantic comedy
Directed by Howard Hawks
Written by Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur, Charles Lederer
Starring Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart, Billy Gilbert, Cliff Edwards, John Qualen, Ann Doran
Music Felix Mills, Sidney Cutner
Runtime 90 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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