His Girl Friday

Year: 1940

Grade: C+

Country: USA

Director: Hawks

Review

not a particularly hilarious movie, but definitely has some moments. very much in the tradition of a “bringing up baby” or many of the other comedies i’ve seen around this time period. if you don’t like films from this time period this one won’t change your mind, but if you do then you’ll notice this is one of the better films of its kind. i liked the politician based humor the most…it was also the most timeless portion of the movie. the entire movie has only 4 or 5 different sets which led me to believe it was written for the stage, this was later confirmed by the apt commentary (thanks to the dvd format) from a film expert named mccarthy.  .