His Girl Friday

1h 32m · 1940 · Directed by Howard Hawks · 4.0 / 5 on Letterboxd

His Girl Friday (1940) runs 1h 32m, directed by Howard Hawks. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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.

Genres: Romance, Comedy

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.