Host Nick Clooney (top) and Cokie Roberts will discuss the 1940 film "His Girl Friday."
Reel Journalism with Nick Clooney
His Girl Friday (1940)
Guest: Cokie Roberts
Date & Time: Dec. 1, 2009, 7 p.m. (Doors open, 6:30, and light fare available for purchase)
Location: Walter and Leonore Annenberg Theater
Summary: A newspaper editor will do anything to stop his star reporter and former wife from remarrying. Run Time: 92 minutes
Tickets
• General public: $25
• Newseum members: $20
Join Cokie Roberts for a discussion and screening of the timeless romantic comedy "His Girl Friday." Directed by Howard Hawks, the movie features Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant as Hildy Johnson and Walter Burns, journalists and former spouses, fated to chase after the story and one another.
When Hildy announces that she's quitting the newspaper business for a life of domestic bliss with her new fiancé, Walter refuses to let her go. Instead, he lures her into covering one of the biggest stories of her career, while pulling more than a few tricks out of the old fedora.
Look for Cokie to share her thoughts on why the movie — after nearly seven decades — remains such a hilarious crowd pleaser.
Cokie Roberts is a senior news analyst for National Public Radio and an ABC News political contributor.
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