The Most Beloved Romantic Comedies Ever Made

His Girl Friday (1940)

Director Howard Hawks didn't write women as if they were women; he wrote them as if they were men. They were always buried in their work and moving quickly to get their career forward. That's what makes these films so unique. Of course, there are screwball antics between the two protagonists as they try to maneuver working together.

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