Boy Meets Girl Movie Review 1938

Cagney and O'Brien play screenwriters whose every film is a variation on the boy meets girl theme. Trouble is they're running out of ideas and their scripts get increasingly outlandish. A fading cowboy actor is supposed to star in the duo's next film--if they can ever settle down to work. Then they get the idea to feature their friend Wilson's baby in the movie--and guess who becomes a new star. Good satire on moviemaking and movie moguls, which made fine use of the Warner studio back lots, sound stages, and offices. Based on the play by Bella and Samuel Spewack who also wrote the screenplay.

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Available on VHS
Running time 86 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Behind the Scenes, Satire & Parody, Adapted from a Play, Screen Teams: Cagney & O'Brien

Screenplay

Bella Spewack, Samuel Spewack

Cast

James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Ralph Bellamy, Dick Foran, Marie Wilson, Frank McHugh, Bruce Lester, Ronald Reagan, Penny Singleton, James Stephenson

Director

Lloyd Bacon

Producer

Hal B. Wallis, Samuel Bischoff, Warner Bros.