you have the scene of her departure from her fiance, poor ralph bellamy... what did you say? huh?d, "even ten minutes is a long time to be away from you." (molly haskell) her outfit is based on adele rogers st. jones, who was a newspaperwoman who dressed in a mannish style. hi, hildy, welcome back. (molly haskell) and she comes in with such authority, breezes into the newsroom, says hello to everybody. she goes into grant's office, and immediately, it's like a boxing match, like a love match and a boxing match. now listen, walter. you are no longer my husband, and no longer my boss, and you're not going to be my boss. what's that supposed to mean? just what i say. you're not coming back to work on the paper? you are right, mr. burns, for the first time today. ahhh... got a better offer, huh? you bet. all right, go on, take it, that's the gratitude i get! what were you when you got here five years ago? a doll-faced hick! well, you wouldn't take me if i hadn't been doll-faced. well, why should i? i'd be shuddering -- listen, walter. listen, i made a great reporter of you, but you wo