- This film is the second film adaptation of the Broadway stage play "The Front Page" . The two protagonists of the original play are both men. When director Howard Hawks heard a woman read the lines of the lead reporter Hildi in the play, he felt that this dialogue between a man and a woman was more interesting than two men, so he decided to turn Hildy into a woman .
- In the film, Walter said to his subordinate Louis that he "looks like Ralph Rexford Bellamy" when describing Bruce's appearance. This is an improvisation line. In addition, Cary Grant's real name also appears in the film .
- Irene Dunn was originally arranged to play the role of Hildi Johnson, but she felt that Hildi’s play was too thin and insisted that the screenwriter rewrite her role .
His Girl Friday behind the scenes gags
2021-12-21 08:01
Extended Reading
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Douglas 2021-12-21 08:01:14
I used to think that there are two big directors in Hollywood who shun politics, one is Hitchcock and the other is Hawkes, but it became clear after watching the film that Hawkes was not right. Politics is not interested but he has always used his humor and mockery to interpret the politics in his eyes. The film was later remade by Wilder and turned into a color film. It was basically a clone of the film.
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Enid 2022-03-26 09:01:07
This version has one more love line for Hildy and Walter than Billy Wilder's "Wind and Rain", and it is more difficult to schedule; after the sexual transformation of "Wind and Rain", this line is removed, and several details are adjusted. The story is more reasonable and smoother than this version. The so-called reciprocity. Both versions are sharp. Cary Grant recites like a machine gun. Do you think he is quick-witted or "Victor is Justice" Sakai Masa is quick-witted?
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Walter Burns: You can get married all you want, Hildy, but you can't quit the newspaper business.
Hildy Johnson: Well, why not?
Walter Burns: I know you, Hildy. I know what quitting would mean to you!
Hildy Johnson: What would it mean?
Walter Burns: It would kill ya!
Hildy Johnson: You can't sell me that, Walter Burns.
Walter Burns: Who says I can't? You're a newspaper man!
Hildy Johnson: That's why I'm quitting! I want to go someplace where I can be a woman.
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Walter Burns: Traitor!
Hildy Johnson: A traitor? A traitor to what?
Walter Burns: A traitor to journalism! You're a journalist, Hildy!
Hildy Johnson: A journalist? Now, what does that mean? Peeking through keyholes, chasing after fire engines, waking people up in the middle of the night and ask them if Hitler's gonna start another war, stealing pictures off old ladies? I know all about reporters, Walter. A lot of daffy buttinskies runnin' around without a nickel in their pocket and for what? So, a million hired girls and motorman's wives will know what's going on?