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His Girl Friday / Cary Grant On Film

His Girl Friday / Cary Grant On Film

Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell & Ralph Bellamy

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Special Features

 

  • Introduction by Tony Curtis
  • Original theatrical trailer for 'Gunga Din'
  • Documentary 'Cary Grant On Film'

Review

 

This hilarious re-working of The Front Page by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur sees Grant as the savage editor and, in a switch, the reporter played by a scheming Rosalind Russell. This version adds the twin lures of sex and romance.

The film moves at whirlwind speed, as director Howard Hawks instructed his actors to overlap their lines, so much so that at times everyone seems to be talking at once. Hawks also had his cast move at twice the normal speed so the screen looks frantic from scene to scene, thus conveying the urgency of the news world he was depicting.

It's undoubtedly Cary Grant's greatest comedy role, proving once again the amazing versatility of this Hollywood legend...

Includes a biography on the star Cary Grant and the original theatrical trailer for the film Gunga Din. Includes an introduction by Tony Curtis.

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Technical Details

 

Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart & Porter Hall

Howard Hawks

Universal Suitable for All

1940

Fullscreen 4:3

English - Dolby (1.0) Mono

1 hour and 55 minutes (approx)

Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.

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