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Boy Meets Girl (1938)Two lazy screenwriters need a story for the studio's cowboy star. A studio waitress turns out to be pregnant. This gives them the idea for a movie about a cowboy and a baby. The waitress's ... See full summary » Director:Lloyd Bacon |
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Title: Boy Meets Girl (1938)
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Robert Law
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J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson
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Mrs. Susan 'Susie' Seabrook
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C. Elliott 'C.F.' Friday
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Rossetti
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Larry Toms
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Bruce Lester | ... |
Rodney Bowman
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Radio announcer at premiere
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Paul Clark | ... |
Happy Seabrook, the baby
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Penny Singleton | ... |
Peggy, manicurist
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Dennie Moore | ... |
Miss Crews, Friday's secretary
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Harry Seymour | ... |
Green, songwriter
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Bert Hanlon | ... |
Otto Slater, songwriter
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Major Thompson
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Two lazy screenwriters need a story for the studio's cowboy star. A studio waitress turns out to be pregnant. This gives them the idea for a movie about a cowboy and a baby. The waitress's baby becomes the star. The cowboy and his agent run off with the waitress and her valuable asset. The writers retaliate by hiring an unemployed extra to impersonate the baby's father. But the extra already knows the waitress... Written by David Steele
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27 August 1938 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Comprando Barulho See more »Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USACompany Credits
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Robert Law: Only the heady wine air that has no dregs.
Mrs. Susan 'Susie' Seabrook: 'Cause you're crazy enough without drinking.
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(1932) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Played during the rehearsal dance number
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Janet Shaw is in studio records as "Los Angeles Operator" but she doesn't appear in the movie. See more »Quotes
Mrs. Susan 'Susie' Seabrook: You won't drink too much in Vermont, will you Mr. Law?Robert Law: Only the heady wine air that has no dregs.
Mrs. Susan 'Susie' Seabrook: 'Cause you're crazy enough without drinking.
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Featured in American Masters: You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) See more »Soundtracks
"Pretty Lady"(1932) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Played during the rehearsal dance number
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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.