A classic - whatever this means - with Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell in the leading roles as a divorced but ambivalent couple.
Hildy Johnson (Russell) has met another man and she is going to be married to him - that's at least what they think.
They both visit the newspaper editorial office, where Hildy used to work with her husband Walter Burns (Grant), just in order to present her future husband.
However the feelings hasn't totally vanished, even if this also contains a lot of anger and quarrel, not least as Hildy thinks that Walter mostly has used her because she's such a competent reporter.
Walter tries everything to get his wife back and the potential husband soon understand swhat's going on.
Gradually Hildy is drawn in to the work as a reporter and the arms of Walter but more the work than the arms.
A prisoner condemned to death becomes their main target as professionals and couple and they use him too - as they use everyone else around them to get what they want - in order to raise the copies of the newspaper.
The story goes on with a lot of humour, high tempo, shoot outs, mother-in-laws being insulted, journalists acting as the wolves they are etc etc.
A charming little history, in itself very predictable but on the whole amusing and entertaining.
Director: Howard Hawks.
Hildy Johnson (Russell) has met another man and she is going to be married to him - that's at least what they think.
They both visit the newspaper editorial office, where Hildy used to work with her husband Walter Burns (Grant), just in order to present her future husband.
However the feelings hasn't totally vanished, even if this also contains a lot of anger and quarrel, not least as Hildy thinks that Walter mostly has used her because she's such a competent reporter.
Walter tries everything to get his wife back and the potential husband soon understand swhat's going on.
Gradually Hildy is drawn in to the work as a reporter and the arms of Walter but more the work than the arms.
A prisoner condemned to death becomes their main target as professionals and couple and they use him too - as they use everyone else around them to get what they want - in order to raise the copies of the newspaper.
The story goes on with a lot of humour, high tempo, shoot outs, mother-in-laws being insulted, journalists acting as the wolves they are etc etc.
A charming little history, in itself very predictable but on the whole amusing and entertaining.
Director: Howard Hawks.
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