Me and My Gal (1932)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Raoul Walsh

Writers:

Philip Klein (story) and
Barry Conners (story) ...

Release Date:

4 December 1932 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Young New York cop Dan falls in love with waterfront waitress Helen. Helen's sister Kate falls for gangster Duke. Dan must do in Duke. |

Plot Keywords:

Gangster | Bank Robbery | Lower East Side | New York City | Detective

Cast

Spencer Tracy	...	Danny Dolan
Joan Bennett	...	Helen Riley
Marion Burns	...	Kate Riley
George Walsh	...	Duke
J. Farrell MacDonald	...	Pop Riley
Noel Madison	...	Baby Face
Henry B. Walthall	...	Sarge
Bert Hanlon	...	Jake
Adrian Morris	...	Allen
George Chandler	...	Eddie Collins
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Emmett Corrigan	...	Police Captain
Jesse De Vorska	...	Jake
Lemist Esler	...	Doctor
Hank Mann	...	Hank
Frank Moran	...	Drunk's Foil
Will Stanton	...	Drunk

Also Known As:

Pier 13 (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

79 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Fox Film Corporation

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Strange Interlude (1932)

Snappy Pre-Code Comedy Hits the Mark

This 1932 comedy casts Joan Bennett and Spencer Tracy almost 20 years before they teamed in FATHER OF THE BRIDE. Here, their youthful zest and energy create sparks that fly! Bennett is a wonder as the wise-cracking dame who works in a diner -- Tracy is his usual hard-boiled self -- many comic twists and turns keep your attention -- there's a cute episode where you hear what they're really thinking during a romantic scene ( this happens after Tracy mentions he's seen a film called "Strange Innertube"). There's a great supporting part for Glenda Farrell who sings a provocative number at a burlesque hall. As always Farrell is full of spunk. As is this movie -- full of laughs,m great tempo and direction. A must see.