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His Girl Friday | Year: 1940 Classification: Comedy Directed: - Howard Hawks Actors/Actresses: - Cary Grant - Rosalind Russell Get the "Cary Grant on Film" version! D3K gets 0 stars! This is one on my favorite movies of all time. The dialog is fast, funny and SMART. Plus, the gender treatment is fascinating, and not dated in the slightest. But . . . WARNING! Avoid the D3K DVD at all costs. It is truly the most horrendous digital transfer I have ever encountered. The picture is fuzzy and the dialogue almost incomprehensible. I have a five-year-old VHS copy of a TV broadcast of the movie that has much better sound/picture quality. To make things worse, the feature menus on the DVD are poorly designed, so that you cannot tell what you are selecting. And the makers had the audacity to have a whole menu with the credits for production of the DVD. I can't believe how mad I got trying to use this DVD. Luckily my friend had another version I could compare (and eventually buy). The "His Girl Friday/Cary Grant on Film" version is superb in comparison: Dialog is crisp, picture sharp. It has a bonus documentary, Tony Curtis introduction and the trailer. And IT COSTS LESS than the D3K. This version is a winner. THE funniest movie ever made! 'His Girl Friday' was released in 1940 (Actually, it was released on January 18th to be exact, which was Cary Grant's birthday). It was based on the play 'The Front Page' by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. 'The Front Page' was actually first made into a movie in 1931 (keeping the title of the play). It has a big change. The Character played by Rosalind Russell in 'His Girl Friday', was actually a man in the original story. The film is directed by Howard Hawks, and it has a very fast-paced story, which is hilarious, all the way through. The basic plot of the story, is that Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell) has just recently divorced Walter Burns (Cary Grant), and she tells him that she will no longer be working with his newspaper. So as to she can get married again, to another man, Bruce Baldwin (Ralph Bellamy, in a great role), and live a much more peaceful life than the one she has been living in the newspaper reporter business. Before she leaves, she agrees to covering one more story. But Walter does everything he can to make sure this isnt her last story, and that she doesnt re-marry. The DVD presents the movie to us, in a very good looking print, with good sound aswell. It comes with some nice extras, such as a few featurettes (although short) of the lead stars. With other little things too. Easily, in my opinion (and I know a lot of others) the funniest movie ever made. Maybe Howard Hawks' best movie, with a great, great cast. Very highly recommended. PLEASE NOTE: Living in the UK, I obviously own the Region 2 release from Columbia. Checking through, it appears to be the same as this Region 1 release. brilliant film--dreadful DVD Don't buy this DVD. The sound quality is terrible--a loud hissing noise overshadows the film's trademark fast, witty dialog. $5 seemed a small investment at the time, but I should have saved my money. Surely someday those who own the rights to "His Girl Friday" will release a DVD worthy of this wonderful classic. Buy His Girl Friday at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on His Girl Friday Search with the Priority Search Engine on His Girl Friday This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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