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Monday Movie Matinee – His Girl Friday (1940)

August 22, 2022 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

His Girl Friday movie poster

Classic Cinema for Film Aficionados

With our Public Performance Rights access via Kanopy Streaming Videos, Kahuku Public and School Library is happy to present this 1940 classic film:

His Girl Friday

In this undeniable gem of Hollywood’s golden age, Walter, a hard-boiled newspaper editor, discovers that his ex-wife and former employee, Hildy, is set to marry a wet-blanket insurance salesman. Walter, certain that this is the wrong move for a strong-willed and ambitious woman such as Hildy, decides to sabotage her marital plans by enticing her with one last story–the execution of a convicted murderer.

A classic of the Screwball Rom-Com genre, HIS GIRL FRIDAY delivers the quick wit – and quicker dialogue – that only a pair like Hollywood legends Cary Grant and Rosalind Russel can!

Selected to be preserved at the National Film Preservation Board, USA.

“Perhaps the funniest, certainly the fastest talkie comedy ever made.” – Geoff Andrew, Time Out

“…Hawks’ willingness to sit back and let his lead actors’ genius for comic timing carry the day that imbues HIS GIRL FRIDAY with its inexhaustible energy. Sixty years on it still makes ‘When Harry Met Sally’ look like ‘Waiting For Godot.’ In mime.” – Simon Braud, Empire  

 from the Kanopy website

This film screening will take place in the daytime and in the back conference room and is best suited for adult audiences.

 Please note: runtime is 1 hr 31 minutes. 

We have taken enhanced health and safety measures for you, our patrons, and our staff. You must follow all posted instructions while visiting and/or participating in library programming. An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. By visiting and/or participating in library programming, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19. Please help keep each other healthy.

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library 7 days prior to the program date. We will make every attempt to fulfill all requests for accommodations. All programs are subject to change.

 

Details

Date:
August 22, 2022
Time:
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Event Category:

Island

Oahu

Recommended for

Adults

Branch

Oahu – Kahuku
56-490 Kamehameha Hwy
Kahuku, HI 96731 United States
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Phone:
808-293-8935

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