Hildy, the journalist former wife of newspaper editor Walter Burns, visits his office to inform him that she's engaged and will be getting remarried the next day. Walter can't let that happen and frames the fiancé, Bruce Baldwin, for one thing after another, to keep him temporarily held in prison, while trying to steer Hildy into returning to her old job as his employee.
Perhaps the funniest, certainly the fastest talkie comedy ever made.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
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Casting is excellent, with Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell in the top roles.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
2 Apr 2008
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Cary Grant's performance is truly virtuoso -- stunning technique applied to the most challenging material.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
2 Apr 2008
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The movie bears reviewing because there's always something new in the confetti of one-liners, while its depiction of the Fourth Estate remains relevant.
– Nick Pinkerton,
Village Voice,
15 Dec 2009
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One is tempted to throw away any semblance of persuasion and simply demand that you go see this movie.