I didn't think "Girl Friday" was right. IMDb has it as "His Girl Friday," the fast-paced Howard Hawks comedy with Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell, based on "The Front Page." No self-sacrificing spouses there, and it's the 40s anyway.

Sixto, from your description I suppose it's a comedy? But the scenario MS Fowler gives is more of a drama.

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