Episode 10 - His Girl Friday

from Box Office Bylines · host Tara Thorne

It’s the ultimate screwball comedy classic about daffy buttinskis running around without a nickel in their pockets (AKA journalists). Jacob and Tara ruminate on Cary Grant’s love life and Rosalind Russell’s jawline, swap tales of old Hollywood, and learn to leave the rooster story alone—that’s human interest. His Girl Friday: publicdomainmovie.net/movie/his-girl-friday Torchy Blane: rtdna.org/article/torchy_blane_the_most_famous_fictional_journalist_you_ve_never_heard_of Adela Rogers St. John: time.com/4265954/adela-rogers-st-johns/ Box Office Bylines is a podcast about movies about journalism. Think you can come up with a better name? Email us at [email protected] If you’re a fan please consider leaving us a five-star review on your favourite podcast platform so we can monetize this and get real jobs. Theme Music: Dance Movie (dancemovie.bandcamp.com/) Contact: @BoxBylines (don’t ask) @thorneyhfx @rwjboon

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It’s the ultimate screwball comedy classic about daffy buttinskis running around without a nickel in their pockets (AKA journalists). Jacob and Tara ruminate on Cary Grant’s love life and Rosalind Russell’s jawline, swap tales of old Hollywood, and learn to leave the rooster story alone—that’s human interest. His Girl Friday: publicdomainmovie.net/movie/his-girl-friday Torchy Blane: rtdna.org/article/torchy_blane_the_most_famous_fictional_journalist_you_ve_never_heard_of Adela Rogers St. John: time.com/4265954/adela-rogers-st-johns/ Box Office Bylines is a podcast about movies about journalism. Think you can come up with a better name? Email us at [email protected] If you’re a fan please consider leaving us a five-star review on your favourite podcast platform so we can monetize this and get real jobs. Theme Music: Dance Movie (dancemovie.bandcamp.com/) Contact: @BoxBylines (don’t ask) @thorneyhfx @rwjboon

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