His Girl Friday

1940 · 92 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 65,253 VOTES · DIR. Howard Hawks

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,832 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:02 Copy boy!
00:04:54 "Till death do us part." Divorce doesn't mean anything.
00:08:42 - You can help me. - Not a chance.
00:12:48 Already married?
00:16:31 - I can see why they would. - Statistics show that most...
00:20:12 You could save that poor devil's life. You could...
00:24:11 ...to prepare for the expected uprising of radicals at the hour of execution.
00:27:59 And remember, I love her too.
00:32:14 When you were in the park, did you hear any speeches?
00:35:42 Listen to me, please.
00:40:02 - What's the matter? - I've lost my wallet.
00:43:49 ...and eating in one-armed joints, don't forget your pal, Hildy Johnson.
00:48:33 Hold on a minute.
00:52:06 ...to be a couple of 8-year-olds playing with fire.
00:55:20 - Is it hard? - Easy. Very easy.
00:59:00 They got him surrounded. They'll shoot him like a dog.
01:02:32 - I never said anything like that. - You did.
01:06:25 Yeah, Butch O'Connor. What? I've got a desk I want moved...
01:09:57 Open the door, will you?
01:13:31 If he loves you, you won't have to say anything.
01:17:10 - That's where Williams got it. - She got it from him.
01:20:34 And a little charge of kidnapping... What's that?
01:23:58 The Shoreland Hotel. That's how we happened to...
200:00:00 If he don't hang, we'll lose them.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,832
Dialogue density19.9 lines / min
First line00:01:02
Final line200:00:00

Production Record

DirectorHoward Hawks
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes65,253