His Girl Friday
I felt like watching an old movie last night, so I wound up watching HIS GIRL FRIDAY from 1940. It was pretty funny, though the protagonists were reporters and I always find the trope of “heroic journalists” to be about as believable as phrenology.
Then again, the reporters in the movie were extremely shifty, which was much more believable 
It’s also interesting that 1940s movies were much more cynical that most people assume. Like, the modern perception is that entertainment in the 40s was more wholesome than it is now. It’s less graphic and gratuitous, obviously, but still quite cynical. Additionally, it was interesting to see how the “screwball” style of comedy influenced later shows – some of the scenes wouldn’t have been out of place in an episode of FRASIER.
But! For years I’ve seen the “get out” GIF circulating on the Internet, and I was delighted to see that it originated in HIS GIRL FRIDAY. I had no idea! It was pretty exciting to unexpectedly stumble on the origins of a piece of Internet culture.
-JM