His Girl Friday (1940)

Hildy Johnson, a star reporter, plans to marry and retire from journalism, but her ex-husband and editor, Walter Burns, schemes to keep her at the paper and in his life. When a big story breaks, involving a condemned man and political corruption, Hildy's journalistic instincts reignite. Amidst chaos and manipulations, Hildy faces a dilemma: pursue her career or embrace domesticity with her fiancé.