His Girl Friday (1940)

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: Comedy, Romance, Crime

What to watch after His Girl Friday

• The Philadelphia Story (1940) — Same subject: journalist, journalism
• Ball of Fire (1941) — Same subject: screwball comedy
• The Awful Truth (1937) — Same subject: screwball comedy, comedy of remarriage
• Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
• Charade (1963) — Cary Grant appears in both
• The Lady Eve (1941) — Same subject: screwball comedy