Free Tix: Internet Archive’s 1940 Movie Night “His Girl Friday” (Cary Grant)

Submitted by the Event Organizer

For our seventh monthly public domain night, Internet Archive will host a screening of His Girl Friday (1940), starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell.

Join us for this legendary screwball film, centered on two divorced quick-talking reporters in Chicago, which according to the American Film Institute, is one of the top comedies of the 20th century.

Public Domain Movie Night
His Girl Friday (1940)
Friday, February 28, 2024 | 7:15p doors
Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave. @ 13th Ave., SF (Inner Richmond)
Get Tickets – FREE $5 – First 100 people get free tix w/ secret code FUNCHEAP

• Doors & Reception at 7:15p
• Your FREE $5 ticket includes complimentary snacks and any seat in our spacious 400-seat great room.
• Screening at 7:30p

Arrive when doors open: you won’t want to miss the introduction by teen Simone Elias, author of the upcoming book Old Films, New Eyes: A Teenage Take on Golden Age Hollywood.

Your ticket includes snacks and any seat in our spacious 400-seat great room.

About His Girl Friday (1940)

His Girl Friday is defined as a 1940s “working girl film”, as it centers on Rosalind Russell, a reporter about to marry and retire. Her character was based on the “legendary girl reporter” Adela Rogers St. Johns.

Her ex-husband, played by Cary Grant, desperately tries to get her to stay, and many hilarious beats follow, involving scenes with a fugitive and a life insurance policy.

Howard Hawks, the film’s director, intentionally displays his aversion to family, home, and domesticity, in his portrayal of Rosalind Russell’s character, a wise-cracking reporter with journalistic career experience.

The movie is a fun, fast-moving, engaging watch–you won’t want to miss it!

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.