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.
Details
- Director
- Howard Hawks
- Writer
- Ben Hecht
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Cary Grant
Clarence Kolb
Cliff Edwards
Ernest Truex
Gene Lockhart
Helen Mack
Porter Hall
Ralph Bellamy
Rosalind Russell
Roscoe Karns
Keywords
based on play or musical
black and white
bride-to-be
comedy of remarriage
convicted murderer
corrupt politician
ex spouses
fiancé fiancée relationship
fugitive
imminent execution
insurance agent
journalism
journalist
newspaper editor
political corruption
press room
prison
reprieve
rolltop desk
screwball comedy
suicide
wager
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