- 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
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Extended Reading
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Hildy Johnson: [on the phone] Walter, listen, I got a whole story on how Williams got that gun and escaped and I've got it exclusive. Yeah. Yeah and that's right and it's a pip!
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McCue, reporter: [on the phone] I got a good feature for you on the manhunt. Ready? Mrs. Phoebe DeWolf, 86 1/2 South State Street, Colored, gave birth to a pickaninny in a Patrol Wagon with Sheriff Hartwell's Special Rifle Squad acting as nurses. Phoebe was walking along the street, when - yeah, that's right - so they coaxed her in the Patrol Wagon, started racing with the stork. When the pickaninny was born, the Rifle Squad examined him carefully to see if it was Earl Williams. Well, they knew he was hiding somewhere.