Allan Arkush on “His Girl Friday”
Jul 8, 2011
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One of the greatest newspaper pictures ever (can there be many more in our future?), Howard Hawks' gender-bending remake of The Front Page stands as a comedy classic. Its improvisational-sounding overlapping dialog still impresses as modernistic. Such stars as Ginger Rogers, Jean Arthur, Irene Dunne, Carole Lombard and Claudette Colbert turned down Rosalind Russell's revamped Hildy Parks role. Cary Grant's surprised reaction to one of Russell's unexpected ad-libs was directed directly to Hawks: "Is she going to do that?". And it's in the movie. Unfortunately all we could find was a textless trailer on this one.
Kirdog on She Gods of Shark Reef
02/22/2012
I swear to she-god, one of your all time greatest! This trailer is ALMOST as awesome as the iconic poster! Love that pan of chanting 'island beauties' and Mr. Corman's commentary is as relaxing as a Hawaiian vacation...
Brian Trenchard-Smith on White Line Fever
02/21/2012
I was in LA at the time doing promotional work for the Fox release of my MFHK. I remember going to WLF on Hollywood Boulevard and having a pulse pounding ride that purged the stresses of the day...
JohnH on White Line Fever
02/21/2012
I remember this from years ago and it's really good. And the commentary is full of the stuff I need to know! I wondered why we did not see much more of JMV, now I know.
Caelum on White Line Fever
02/20/2012
As a Dick Miller completest, I clearly have to see this picture. I can't believe it's passed me by so far.
Kirdog on Diabolique
02/20/2012
Love this one, and love all the cheezy plot within a plot within a plot ripoffs that followed (remember all those gorgeous black and white Hammer second features?).
swac on White Line Fever
02/20/2012
It out-convoys CONVOY! I wonder if this inspired Peckinpah to make his ill-fated trucker movie.
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