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Extra! Extra! Read all about it!: Journalism at the Movies

September 12, 2012 By retromoviebuff 1 Comment

Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell in 'His Girl Friday'

Late nights, fast talking and even faster typing. To celebrate me making it through my first month of journalism school, here is a fleeting look at the fourth estate on film. His Girl Friday (1940) The gold standard of newspaper comedies. Wily editor Walter Burns (Cary Grant) is horrified when his star reporter and ex-wife, […]

Filed Under: Lists Tagged With: Aaron Sorkin, Classic Hollywood, Comedy, Drama, Journalism, Myrna Loy, Newspaper, Reporter, Screwball Comedy, Television, The Newsroom, TV, William Powell

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