Boy Meets Girl

1938
Approved
1h 26m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

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Romantic Comedy Comedy Romance

Two screenwriters in a rut come up with a story idea starring a bankable cowboy and the baby of the studio's waitress.Two screenwriters in a rut come up with a story idea starring a bankable cowboy and the baby of the studio's waitress.Two screenwriters in a rut come up with a story idea starring a bankable cowboy and the baby of the studio's waitress.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

824

YOUR RATING

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Boy Meets Girl

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Trivia
The original award-winning play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA at the Cort Theatre, 138 W. 48th St. on 27 November 1935 and had 669 performances. The opening cast included Jerome Cowan and Allyn Joslyn as Benson and Law, and 'Everett Sloane' as Rosetti. There were 2 revivals, in 1943 (15 performances) and 1976 (10 performances).

Goofs
Although the script repeatedly tells us that Susie (Marie Wilson) is in the advanced stages of pregnancy, her waistline remains trim right up to the time she is taken away to the hospital.

Quotes
Mrs. Susan 'Susie' Seabrook: But don't you think he'd be good for Happy? He's an outdoor man.
Robert Law: So's the guy who collects my garbage.

Crazy credits
Opening credits are shown on pages of a script, with someone flipping the pages.

Connections
Featured in AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Cagney (1974)

Soundtracks
Boy Meets Girl
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
[Played during the opening credits]

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Featured review

7/10

Good cast and characters

I didn't find this to be a hilarious comedy, but it's entertaining and has some good performances. Cagney of course is excellent, and Marie Wilson is particularly charming as the naive mother of Happy, Hollywood's newborn sensation. The dialogue is extremely fast (for a challenge, try keeping up with it with your closed-captioning on.) The plot is perhaps a bit silly by today's standards, but good performances make this a worthwhile film. Look out for "in-jokes" about the movie industry, a future American president in a small role, and a lot of trumpets (or are they trombones?) Personally this film never made me laugh out loud, but it made me smile a lot.