1) In class we discussed the initiation of the Production Code and the Seal of Approval. The Production Code prohibited nakedness, suggestive dancing, ridicule of religion, the depiction of illegal drug use, the use of liquor, methods of crime, methods crime, references to sex perversions, child birth, and venereal diseases. The Production Code also banned bad language and offensive phrases. In addition, murder scenes had to be filmed in a way that doesn’t look realistic and brutal murders couldn’t be shown in detail.
The Seal of Approval was a visible sign that was displayed before the showing of the movie that said “This picture approved by the Production Code Administration of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America.” This seal informed viewers that the film was eligible for exhibition.
His Girl Friday is known as a screwball comedy that used overlapping dialogue to make the conversations sound more realistic. Most of the characters would speak before the other character gets to finish. They talk over each other throughout the entire film, which sometimes makes it hard to understand.
2)http://www.film.u-net.com/Movies/Reviews/His_Girl.html
In the above article, the author, Damien Cannon tells how His Girl Friday teams up live-wire screenplay with a well-chosen cast. He describes the movie as an “outstanding, breakneck-paced screwball comedy”. Most of the article summarizes the main events and aspects of His Girl Friday as well as the main plot of the film.
3) His Girl Friday is obviously a Howard Hawks production, but Mr. Cannon believes it is also an actor’s dream vehicle if your name is Cary Grant, who seems to be very comfortable playing his role. He is a very talented and versatile performer. Cannon describes the harmony between Grant and his lines as a “guilty pleasure” and he compares it to licking a spoon freshly dipped in cream. However, the real surprise is that Russell matches Grant perfectly and right in the middle of the story, there is tremendous chemistry between Grant and Russell, which happens to be very magical and a lot of fun.
4) His Girl Friday happens to be just like any other film, however Howard Hawks puts so much energy into the actors’ performances on film that he forgets about all the other aspects of the film. Bad enough the dialogue is already hard to understand because of the way that it is structured. Although the dialogue is quick, His Girl Friday is still smart, funny, and touching all at the same time. They did a really good job with the cast also. They all have really good chemistry on film and it makes the movie flow smoothly. In addition, I think Howard Hawks made a good decision in changing the star reporter to a woman because it lightens the mood of the film. Evidently, His girl Friday is a movie that you might just have to watch multiple times to really appreciate the humor in it.
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