★ 1080p Restored Master Verified Unrenewed Public Domain 1940 Feature

His Girl Friday

Name: His Girl Friday
Director: Howard Hawks
Released: 1940
Duration: 92 min
Cast: Abner Biberman, Cary Grant, Pat West, Harry C. Bradley, Ralph Dunn

Directed by Howard Hawks → • Production: Columbia Pictures

Hard-charging newspaper editor Walter Burns uses every deceitful, high-velocity trick in the book to keep his ace reporter and ex-wife, Hildy Johnson, from marrying a mild-mannered insurance salesman and retiring from the news racket.

Runtime

92 minutes

Aspect Ratio

16:9

Archival Copies

2 Vault Holding(s)

Classification

1929–1963 Unrenewed

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⚖️ Statutory Public Domain Clearance Provenance

First published in 1940. Under the Copyright Act of 1909, works published between 1929 and 1963 required mandatory formal copyright registration renewal during their 28th year. Official United States Copyright Office Catalog of Copyright Entries records show zero renewal registration was filed, placing this work permanently in the Public Domain.