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The Resource His girl Friday, Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; screen play by Charles Lederer ; directed by Howard Hawks. The front page / Howard Hughes presents ; Lewis Milestone's production ; by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur ; adaptation by Bartlett Cormack ; directed by Lewis Milestone

His girl Friday, Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; screen play by Charles Lederer ; directed by Howard Hawks. The front page / Howard Hughes presents ; Lewis Milestone's production ; by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur ; adaptation by Bartlett Cormack ; directed by Lewis Milestone

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Summary
  • His girl Friday: Hildy Johnson is a reporter. Hildy is matched in force only by her conniving but charismatic editor and ex-husband, Walter Burns, who dangles the chance for her to scoop her fellow news writers with the story of an impending execution in order to keep her from hopping the train that's supposed to take her to Albany and a new life as a housewife
  • The front page: A newspaper editor and his ace reporter battle each other while fighting civic corruption in Chicago
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Two-Blu-ray special edition.
Extent
2 videodiscs (92 min., 101 min.)
Note
  • His girl Friday: originally released as a motion picture in 1940
  • His Girl Friday: based on the play The front page, by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, as produced by Jed Harris
  • Special features on [disc one]: archival interviews with Howard Hawks; Lighting up with Hildy Johnson: new interview with film scholar David Bordwell; featurettes from 1999; radio adaptation from 1940; teaser; trailer ; on [disc two]: new 4K restoration of Lewis Milestone's The Front Page (1931); new piece about the restoration of The Front Page; new piece about playwright and screenwriter Ben Hecht; radio adaptations of the play The Front Page from 1937 and 1946
Contents
  • [Disc 1.] His girl Friday -- [Disc 2.] The front page
  • [Disc 1.]
  • His girl Friday
  • starring Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart, Helen Mack, Porter Hall ; screenplay by Charles Lederer ; director of photography, Joseph Walker ; editor, Gene Havlick ; art direction, Lionel Banks ; gowns by Kalloch ; musical director, M.W. Stoloff ; directed by Howard Hawks
  • [Disc 2.]
  • The front page
  • Howard Hughes presents ; Lewis Milestone's production ; by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur ; photography, Glen MacWilliams ; settings, Richard Day ; editor, W. Duncan Mansfield ; starring, Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian, Edward Everett Horton, Walter L. Catlett, George E. Stone, Mae Clarke, Slim Summerville, Matt Moore, Frank McHugh, Clarence H. Wilson, Fred Howard, Phil Tead, Gene Strong, Spencer Charters, Maurice Black, Effie Ellsler, Dorothea Wolbert, James Gordon ; directed by Lewis Milestone
Isbn
9781681432328
Instance
Label
His girl Friday
Title
His girl Friday
Statement of responsibility
Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; screen play by Charles Lederer ; directed by Howard Hawks. The front page / Howard Hughes presents ; Lewis Milestone's production ; by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur ; adaptation by Bartlett Cormack ; directed by Lewis Milestone
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  • Howard Hawks'
  • Front page
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Language
eng
Summary
  • His girl Friday: Hildy Johnson is a reporter. Hildy is matched in force only by her conniving but charismatic editor and ex-husband, Walter Burns, who dangles the chance for her to scoop her fellow news writers with the story of an impending execution in order to keep her from hopping the train that's supposed to take her to Albany and a new life as a housewife
  • The front page: A newspaper editor and his ace reporter battle each other while fighting civic corruption in Chicago
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  • His girl Friday (Motion picture)
  • His girl Friday (Motion picture)
  • Front page (Motion picture : 1931)
Credits note
  • His girl Friday: director of photography, Joseph Walker ; editor, Gene Havlick ; musical director, M.W. Stoloff
  • The front page: director of photography, Glen MacWilliams ; settings, Richard Day ; editor, W. Duncan Mansfield
Dewey number
791.43/72
Language note
English dialogue with optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.H5194 2017
PerformerNote
  • His girl Friday: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart, Helen Mack, Porter Hall
  • The front page: Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian, Edward Everett Horton, Walter L. Catlett, George E. Stone, Mae Clarke, Slim Summerville, Matt Moore, Frank McHugh, Clarence H. Wilson, Freddie Howard, Phil Tead, Gene Strong, Spencer Charters, Maurice Black, Effie Ellsler, Dorothea Wolbert, James Gordon
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  • 1896-1977
  • 1910-1976
  • 1898-1980
  • 1894-1959
  • 1901-1950
  • 1893-1947
  • 1904-1986
  • 1904-1991
  • 1891-1957
  • 1888-1953
  • 1895-1980
  • 1905-1976
  • 1894-1964
  • 1895-1956
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  • Hawks, Howard
  • Lederer, Charles
  • Walker, Joseph B.
  • Stoloff, Morris
  • Havlick, Gene
  • Banks, Lionel
  • Kalloch
  • Grant, Cary
  • Russell, Rosalind
  • Bellamy, Ralph
  • Lockhart, Gene
  • Mack, Helen
  • Hall, Porter
  • Milestone, Lewis
  • Hughes, Howard
  • Hecht, Ben
  • MacArthur, Charles
  • Cormack, Bartlett
  • MacWilliams, Glen
  • Mansfield, W. Duncan
  • Day, Richard
  • Menjou, Adolphe
  • O'Brien, Pat
  • Brian, Mary
  • Summerville, Slim
  • Moore, Matt
  • McHugh, Frank
  • Wilson, Clarence
  • Howard, Fred
  • Tead, Phil
  • Strong, Eugene
  • Charters, Spencer
  • Black, Maurice
  • Weston, Effie Ellsler
  • Wolbert, Dorothea
  • Gordon, James
  • Hecht, Ben
  • Columbia Pictures Corporation
  • Criterion Collection (Firm)
Runtime
92
Series statement
The Criterion collection
Series volume
849
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  • Divorced people
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Journalists
  • Newspaper employees
  • Corruption
  • Corruption
  • Divorced people
  • Journalists
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Newspaper employees
  • Illinois
Technique
live action
Label
His girl Friday, Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; screen play by Charles Lederer ; directed by Howard Hawks. The front page / Howard Hughes presents ; Lewis Milestone's production ; by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur ; adaptation by Bartlett Cormack ; directed by Lewis Milestone
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • His girl Friday: originally released as a motion picture in 1940
  • His Girl Friday: based on the play The front page, by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, as produced by Jed Harris
  • Special features on [disc one]: archival interviews with Howard Hawks; Lighting up with Hildy Johnson: new interview with film scholar David Bordwell; featurettes from 1999; radio adaptation from 1940; teaser; trailer ; on [disc two]: new 4K restoration of Lewis Milestone's The Front Page (1931); new piece about the restoration of The Front Page; new piece about playwright and screenwriter Ben Hecht; radio adaptations of the play The Front Page from 1937 and 1946
Accompanying material
1 booklet.
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • [Disc 1.] His girl Friday -- [Disc 2.] The front page
  • [Disc 1.]
  • His girl Friday
  • starring Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart, Helen Mack, Porter Hall ; screenplay by Charles Lederer ; director of photography, Joseph Walker ; editor, Gene Havlick ; art direction, Lionel Banks ; gowns by Kalloch ; musical director, M.W. Stoloff ; directed by Howard Hawks
  • [Disc 2.]
  • The front page
  • Howard Hughes presents ; Lewis Milestone's production ; by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur ; photography, Glen MacWilliams ; settings, Richard Day ; editor, W. Duncan Mansfield ; starring, Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian, Edward Everett Horton, Walter L. Catlett, George E. Stone, Mae Clarke, Slim Summerville, Matt Moore, Frank McHugh, Clarence H. Wilson, Fred Howard, Phil Tead, Gene Strong, Spencer Charters, Maurice Black, Effie Ellsler, Dorothea Wolbert, James Gordon ; directed by Lewis Milestone
Control code
1822294
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Two-Blu-ray special edition.
Extent
2 videodiscs (92 min., 101 min.)
Isbn
9781681432328
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515189514
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
CC2704BD
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o964452329
  • (OCoLC)964452329
System details
Blu-ray, region A; full frame (1.33:1 screen ratio); uncompressed monaural
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc
Label
His girl Friday, Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; screen play by Charles Lederer ; directed by Howard Hawks. The front page / Howard Hughes presents ; Lewis Milestone's production ; by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur ; adaptation by Bartlett Cormack ; directed by Lewis Milestone
Publication
Note
  • His girl Friday: originally released as a motion picture in 1940
  • His Girl Friday: based on the play The front page, by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, as produced by Jed Harris
  • Special features on [disc one]: archival interviews with Howard Hawks; Lighting up with Hildy Johnson: new interview with film scholar David Bordwell; featurettes from 1999; radio adaptation from 1940; teaser; trailer ; on [disc two]: new 4K restoration of Lewis Milestone's The Front Page (1931); new piece about the restoration of The Front Page; new piece about playwright and screenwriter Ben Hecht; radio adaptations of the play The Front Page from 1937 and 1946
Accompanying material
1 booklet.
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • [Disc 1.] His girl Friday -- [Disc 2.] The front page
  • [Disc 1.]
  • His girl Friday
  • starring Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart, Helen Mack, Porter Hall ; screenplay by Charles Lederer ; director of photography, Joseph Walker ; editor, Gene Havlick ; art direction, Lionel Banks ; gowns by Kalloch ; musical director, M.W. Stoloff ; directed by Howard Hawks
  • [Disc 2.]
  • The front page
  • Howard Hughes presents ; Lewis Milestone's production ; by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur ; photography, Glen MacWilliams ; settings, Richard Day ; editor, W. Duncan Mansfield ; starring, Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian, Edward Everett Horton, Walter L. Catlett, George E. Stone, Mae Clarke, Slim Summerville, Matt Moore, Frank McHugh, Clarence H. Wilson, Fred Howard, Phil Tead, Gene Strong, Spencer Charters, Maurice Black, Effie Ellsler, Dorothea Wolbert, James Gordon ; directed by Lewis Milestone
Control code
1822294
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Two-Blu-ray special edition.
Extent
2 videodiscs (92 min., 101 min.)
Isbn
9781681432328
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515189514
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
CC2704BD
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o964452329
  • (OCoLC)964452329
System details
Blu-ray, region A; full frame (1.33:1 screen ratio); uncompressed monaural
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc

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