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.
Stars: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart, Helen Mack, Porter Hall
Crew: Howard Hawks (Producer), Howard Hawks (Director), Joseph Walker (Director of Photography), Charles MacArthur (Theatre Play), Sidney Cutner (Music), Ben Hecht (Theatre Play)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Runtime: 92 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 18, 1940
IMDb: 3.6
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