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His Girl Friday

Howard Hawks (Actor), Irving Bacon (Actor) | Rated: NR (Not Rated) | Format: DVD

3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (41 customer reviews)

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Product Details

Actors: Howard Hawks, Irving Bacon, Ralph Bellamy, Wade Boteler, Edmund Cobb
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC, Import
Language: English, French
Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
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Studio: Good Times Video
Release Date: Oct 1 2002
Run Time: 92 minutes

Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (41 customer reviews)

ASIN: B00006RCLG

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The Front Page, Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's classic 1928 newspaper play, has had three official film versions and contributed structural DNA to half the movies ever made about professional camaraderie and fierce love-hate friendships. Lewis Milestone's 1931 movie is well respected (Billy Wilder's 1974 version isn't), but this is one case where the remake towers brilliantined head and blocked shoulders above the original.

Howard Hawks had the inspired notion of making Hildy Johnson--the ace newsman whom demonic editor Walter Burns is trying to keep from quitting and getting married--a she instead of a he. What's more, she's not only Walter's star reporter but also his ex-wife. When Hildy (Rosalind Russell) comes to tell Walter (Cary Grant) she's leaving the newspaper business, he bamboozles her into carrying out one last assignment--a death-row interview with a little nebbish (John Qualen) convicted of killing a policeman. It sounds like a snap, but before you can say screwball comedy, the press room of the Criminal Courts Building has become ground zero for all the lunacy a jailbreak, a shooting, an impromptu suicide, a corrupt city administration, and the most Machiavellian "hero" in the American cinema can supply.

His Girl Friday is one of the, oh, five greatest dialogue comedies ever made; Hawks had his cast play it at breakneck speed, and audiences hyperventilate trying to finish with one laugh so they can do justice to the four that have accumulated in the meantime. Russell, not Hawks's first choice to play Hildy, is triumphant in the part, holding her own as "one of the guys" and creating an enduring feminist icon. Grant is a force of nature, giving a performance of such concentrated frenzy and diamond brilliance that you owe it to yourself to devote at least one viewing of the movie to watching him alone. But then you have to go back (lucky you) and watch it again for the sake of the press-room gang--Roscoe Karns, Porter Hall, Cliff Edwards, Regis Toomey, Frank Jenks, and others--the kind of ensemble work that gets character actors onto Parnassus. --Richard T. Jameson

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars brilliant film--dreadful DVD, July 12 2004

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This review is from: His Girl Friday (DVD)

Don't buy this DVD. The sound quality is terrible--a loud hissing noise overshadows the film's trademark fast, witty dialog. $5 seemed a small investment at the time, but I should have saved my money. Surely someday those who own the rights to "His Girl Friday" will release a DVD worthy of this wonderful classic.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Double Warning - Great Movie - Bad DVD, Feb 21 2004

John L Priestley (Anchorage, Alaska United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: His Girl Friday (DVD)

I read a review about the bad DVD quality of the version of HIS GIRL FRIDAY produced by D3K films. I made sure I bought a different DVD of the movie from a company called Alpha Video. This was also an incredibly bad rendition of this classic movie. The contrast of the movie was so poor that you could not see the faces of the actors. It was also poorly framed. DON'T BUY THIS VERSION EITHER!

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars CONSUMER WARNING: Wonderful movie,TERRIBLE DVD version!, Oct 23 2003

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This review is from: His Girl Friday (DVD)

As noted by other viewers, this movie is fantastic - a true classic that holds up incredibly well over time. I am not writing about the film but about this particular DVD version by d3kfilms-- it is unwatchable, BOOTLEG quality, in my opinion. I had the misfortune of trying to rent this movie on DVD at my local video store, and this is the version they had in stock. It hadn't occured to me that a reputable video store would be stocking poor quality, unofficial versions of films, so I didn't at all expect what I saw when I watched this DVD. The image quality is EXTREMELY bad-- out of focus even when I put the sharpness levels up to maximum on my TV, and there are MAJOR scratches and jarring skips in the film. It was as if someone went to a revival theatre showing an extremely worn-out print of "His Girl Friday" and recorded the movie as it was playing on screen with their video camera, then burned what they recorded onto a DVD! That is how terrible the quality is, and this classic film deserves so much better. In fact, any film deserves better-- so watch out for DVDs that have this company's name (d3kfilms) on them or that do not have the original, legit studio's name on them. I noticed that amazon.com sells 2 other versions of this movie on DVD-- try those before wasting your money on this one. I'd even recommend buying an official VHS version of the movie over this one. I was so shocked by what I saw that I got a refund of my money from the video store and then felt compelled to go online and warn people about it-- and I've never done either thing before.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Get The Girl
1940's His Girl Friday is a fast-paced comedy from director Howard Hawks that is has brilliant pacing and performances from Cary Grant & Rosalind Russell. Read more

Published on July 9 2004 by Thomas Magnum

5.0 out of 5 stars a great comedy!
I highly recommend this film. It has great comedy, some drama, and some suspense as well. It's a mystery and very entertainng to watch. Read more

Published on Feb 14 2003 by Rosella Ann Myles

4.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Story!
His Girl Friday is Cary Grant in one of his best roles in a classic film. The story is extremely humorous and well written, and the characters are engaging. Read more

Published on Nov 5 2002 by Hammer

4.0 out of 5 stars His Girl Anyday
Based upon the Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur play "The Front Page", "His Girl Friday" is one of the most terrific and enjoyable of screwball comedies, as well as a satire of the... Read more

Published on Oct 26 2002 by weirdo_87

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Film (But A Warning For Possible Purchasers)
July 16, 2002

This is a great film, but my object here today isn't
to write about how much smarter this film is than most
contemporaray comedies, or to praise Howards... Read more

Published on July 16 2002 by Type12point

1.0 out of 5 stars D3K version stinks - do not rent or buy
This is one of the most delightful and dizzy romantic comedies ever made. I've watched it on film, on tv, and on DVD. Read more

Published on Feb 21 2002 by Jean R. Sherrard

5.0 out of 5 stars Witty and entertaining
(Please note that the DVD version I am reviewing is the Laserlight release that features an additional documentary on the life of Cary Grant as well as an introduction by an... Read more

Published on Feb 20 2002 by Andrew McCaffrey

1.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie, Bad Transfer
Madacy obviously takes old worn-out video copies from rental and tries to pass them off as DVD copies of the movie. Read more

Published on Aug 7 2001 by David A. Cron

4.0 out of 5 stars An Oldie but a Goodie
This film by Howard Hawks is an earlier version of "the Front Page" (with Jack Lemmon). The difference is that Hilde is a woman, allowing Hawks to focus on sexual... Read more

Published on May 10 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible quality
I bought this title because I'm a big Cary Grant fan but the quality of this DVD was horrendous. From the opening credits to the first scene it looked bootleg. Read more

Published on Mar 13 2001 by cindika