His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday seems like the first screwball comedy that I have seen but I'm sure that I've seen others. The fast pace of the film keeps you interested and it makes you really listen to what they are saying. I really liked the way the dialogue moved back and forth between Walter and Hildy. The way the two react to one another makes for a good comedy. The physical comedy doesn't hurt either. I liked the way the reporters and journalists would move from phone to phone frantically trying to get the news onto paper. The opening scene is a great example of both the physical and vocal comedy seen throughout the film. When Hildy visits Walter to tell him that she is remarrying they get into one of their massive speedy conversations and the jabs and insults keep coming. At one point during the conversation Walter says something that puts Hildy over the edge and she throwns her handbag at him, this and the way they move about the room while talking makes for quite a funny scene. The biggest turning point in the film is when Walter is filling Hildy with excitement concerning the article and Bruce walks into the room. This is a key scene because Hildy completely ignores Bruce when he is trying to tell her that he is leaving on the 9:00 train showing that she loves the paper more than she does Bruce. I now know what the screwball comedy has to offer and I plan on pursuing this genre in the future. I always walked right past these movies in blockbuster and now...maybe I'll stop and take a closer look at some of the titles...but I'm not promising anything I'll probably end up renting 300 again.