His Girl Friday (1940)
Overview : 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.
Release Date : January 18, 1940
Runtime : 92m
Companies : Columbia Pictures
Countries : United States of America
Keywords : prison, journalist, suicide, journalism, based on play or musical, wager, fugitive, black and white, screwball comedy, corrupt politician, newspaper editor, insurance agent, fiancé fiancée relationship, press room, political corruption, rolltop desk, reprieve, criterion, bride-to-be, ex spouses, imminent execution, convicted murderer, comedy of remarriage