His Girl Friday 84 years old
She learned about men from him!
Hildy, the journalist former wife of newspaper editor Walter Burns, visits his office to inform him that she's engaged and will be getting remarried the next day. Walter can't let that happen and frames the fiancé, Bruce Baldwin, for one thing after another, to keep him temporarily held in prison, while trying to steer Hildy into returning to her old job as his employee.
Credits
His Girl Friday Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Porter Hall He was 51, 65 years old when he died | as Murphy |
| Billy Gilbert He was 45, 77 years old when he died | as Joe Pettibone |
| Cary Grant He was 36, 82 years old when he died | as Walter Burns |
| Regis Toomey He was 41, 93 years old when he died | as Sanders |
| Ralph Bellamy He was 35, 87 years old when he died | as Bruce Baldwin |
| Edmund Cobb He was 47, 82 years old when he died | as Cop (uncredited) |
| Ann Doran She was 28, 89 years old when she died | as Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited) |
| Gene Lockhart He was 48, 65 years old when he died | as Sheriff Hartwell |
| Cliff Edwards He was 44, 76 years old when he died | as Endicott |
| Ralph Dunn He was 39, 67 years old when he died | as Plainclothesman (uncredited) |
| Earl Dwire He was 56, 56 years old when he died | as Pete Davis (uncredited) |
| John Qualen He was 40, 87 years old when he died | as Earl Williams |
| Clarence Kolb He was 65, 90 years old when he died | as Mayor |
| Edwin Maxwell He was 53, 62 years old when he died | as Dr. Egelhoffer |
| James Millican He was 28, 44 years old when he died | as Tim (uncredited) |
| Wade Boteler He was 51, 54 years old when he died | as Mike (uncredited) |
| Alma Kruger She was 68, 88 years old when she died | as Mrs. Baldwin |
| Jack Gardner He was 29, 66 years old when he died | as Elevator Passenger (uncredited) |
| Ernest Truex He was 50, 83 years old when he died | as Bensinger |
| Frank Jenks He was 37, 59 years old when he died | as Wilson |
| Helen Mack She was 26, 72 years old when she died | as Mollie Malloy |
| Abner Biberman He was 30, 68 years old when he died | as Louie |
| Delmar Watson He was 13, 82 years old when he died | as Skinny (uncredited) |
| Pat Flaherty He was 14, 76 years old when he died | as Frank the Policeman (uncredited) |
| Frank Orth He was 59, 82 years old when he died | as Duffy |
| Roscoe Karns He was 48, 78 years old when he died | as McCue |
| Frank McLure He was 46, 67 years old when he died | as Newsman (uncredited) |
| Rosalind Russell She was 32, 69 years old when she died | as Hildy Johnson |
| Marion Martin She was 30, 76 years old when she died | as Evangeline (uncredited) |
| Pat West He was 16, 72 years old when he died | as Warden Cooley |
| Eddie Hart He was 9, now 74 years old | as Carl the Plainclothesman (uncredited) |
| Wheaton Chambers He was 52, 70 years old when he died | as Elevator Passenger (uncredited) |
| Gene Morgan He was 46, 47 years old when he died | as Gene (uncredited) |
| Harry C. Bradley He was 70, 78 years old when he died | as Insurance Doctor (uncredited) |
| Irving Bacon He was 46, 71 years old when he died | as Gus (uncredited) |
His Girl Friday Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Charles Lederer as Screenplay. He was 28 (64) years old when He died | Writing |
| Morrie Ryskind as Additional Dialogue. He was 44 (89) years old when He died | Crew |
| Joseph Walker as Director of Photography. He was 47 (92) years old when He died | Camera |
| Sidney Cutner as Music. He was 36 (68) years old when He died | Sound |
| Gene Havlick as Editor. He was 45 (65) years old when He died | Editing |
| Felix Mills as Music. He was 38 (85) years old when He died | Sound |
| Lionel Banks as Art Direction. He was 38 (48) years old when He died | Art |
| Ben Oakland as Music. He was 30 (69) years old when He died | Sound |
| Robert Kalloch as Costume Design. He was 47 (54) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Morris Stoloff as Music Director. He was 41 (81) years old when He died | Sound |
| Jed Harris as Producer. He was 39 (79) years old when He died | Production |
| Cliff Shirpser as Camera Intern. | Camera |
| Lodge Cunningham as Sound. He was 37 (89) years old when He died | Sound |
His Girl Friday (84 years)
She learned about men from him!
- Release day: Thursday, January 18, 1940
- Runtime: 92 minutes
