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The ybar’s wildest, wittiest whirlwind of romance, according to advance reports, is at the State, with Cary Grant and (Rosalind Russell co-starred. The film is Howard Hawks’s ‘ His Girl Friday,’ a Columbia romantic comedy, with (Ralph Bellamy featured, ‘ His Girl Friday ’ is a sparkling film which interweaves romance and laughter. Grant is seen as the maddest man who ever ran a newspaper j Miss Russell is his capricious, captivating star reporter, and Bellamy the fuming, fretting insurance agent to whom she is engaged. Against a background of drama and tragedy these three move through hilarious events which top each other in breathless fashion. ‘ His_ Girl Friday ’ is heralded as a thrilling modern romantic comedy set against the background of metropolitan life. Suspenseful situations, scintillating dialogue, and i comedy form an integral part of the picture The cast of featured and supporting players includes Helen Mack, and Ernest Trues,
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Evening Star, Issue 23620, 5 July 1940, Page 12
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149STATE Evening Star, Issue 23620, 5 July 1940, Page 12
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