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About
Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. She’s threatening to quit and settle down with a new beau, but, as Walter knows, she has a weakness: she can’t resist a juicy scoop.
Theatrical
Jan 18, 1940
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 21, 2000
Theaters
1
Director
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Producer
Music
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Keywords
suicide
prison
journalist
journalism
based on play or musical
fugitive
wager
black and white
screwball comedy
corrupt politician
newspaper editor
insurance agent
fiancé fiancée relationship
press room
political corruption
rolltop desk
reprieve
bride-to-be
ex spouses
imminent execution
convicted murderer
comedy of remarriage
ambivalent
Quotes
See all →Insurance Policy Proposal in Journalism
Walter
You persuade Hildy to do the story and you can write out a nice fat insurance policy for me.
[to Bruce]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Reporter’s Responsibility in Saving Lives
Bruce
How long would the interview take?
Walter
Oh, about an hour for the interview. Another hour to write it. That's about all.
Bruce
Hildy, we could take the six o'clock train if it'd save a man's life.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →C
Cary Grant
Walter Burns
R
Rosalind Russell
Hildy Johnson
R
Ralph Bellamy
Bruce Baldwin
G
Gene Lockhart
Sheriff Hartwell
P
Porter Hall
Murphy
E
Ernest Truex
Bensinger
C
Cliff Edwards
Endicott
C
Clarence Kolb
Mayor
R
Roscoe Karns
McCue
F
Frank Jenks
Wilson
R
Regis Toomey
Sanders
A
Abner Biberman
Louie
F
Frank Orth
Duffy
J
John Qualen
Earl Williams
H
Helen Mack
Mollie Malloy
A
Alma Kruger
Mrs. Baldwin
B
Billy Gilbert
Joe Pettibone
P
Pat West
Warden Cooley
E
Edwin Maxwell
Dr. Egelhoffer
I
Irving Bacon
Gus (uncredited)
