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.
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DirectorHoward Hawks
WriterCharles Lederer, Ben Hecht
Cast
Cary Grant
Walter Burns
Rosalind Russell
Hildy Johnson
Ralph Bellamy
Bruce Baldwin
Gene Lockhart
Sheriff Hartwell
Porter Hall
Murphy
Ernest Truex
Bensinger
Cliff Edwards
Endicott
Clarence Kolb
Mayor
Roscoe Karns
McCue
Frank Jenks
Wilson
Regis Toomey
Sanders
Abner Biberman
Louie
Frank Orth
Duffy
John Qualen
Earl Williams
Helen Mack
Mollie Malloy
Alma Kruger
Mrs. Baldwin
Billy Gilbert
Joe Pettibone
Pat West
Warden Cooley
Edwin Maxwell
Dr. Egelhoffer
Irving Bacon
Gus (uncredited)
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026