You and Me (1938)

Director:

Fritz Lang

Writers:

Norman Krasna (story)
Virginia Van Upp (writer)
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Release Date:

3 June 1938 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Every time she says "I Love You"... she breaks the law!

Plot:

An altruistic department-store owner hires ex-convicts in order to give them a second chance at life. Unfortunately, one of the convicts he hires recruits two of his fellow ex-convicts in a plan to rob the store. |

Cast

Sylvia Sidney	...	Helen Dennis
George Raft	...	Joe Dennis
Barton MacLane	...	Mickey Bain
Harry Carey	...	Jerome Morris
Roscoe Karns	...	Cuffy
George E. Stone	...	Patsy
Warren Hymer	...	Gil Carter aka Gimpy
Robert Cummings	...	Jim
Adrian Morris	...	Knucks, Hoodlum
Roger Gray	...	Bath House
Cecil Cunningham	...	Mrs. Mary Morris
Vera Gordon	...	Mrs. Abie Levine aka Mama
Egon Brecher	...	Abie Levine
Willard Robertson	...	J. Dayton, Parole Officer
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams	...	Taxi, Tough Lothario
Bernadene Hayes	...	Nellie
Joyce Compton	...	Curly Blonde Shopper
Carol Paige	...	Torch singer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ernie Adams	...	Nick (waiter) (uncredited)
Sam Ash	...	Floorwalker (uncredited)
Max Barwyn	...	German waiter (uncredited)
Harlan Briggs	...	Thomas McTavish (uncredited)
Marie Burton	...	Girl (uncredited)
Ethel Clayton	...	Woman (uncredited)
Sheila Darcy	...	Perfume clerk (uncredited)
William B. Davidson	...	N.G. Borton, Attorney-at-Law (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson	...	Infromation clerk (uncredited)
Dorothy Dayton	...	Girl (uncredited)
Paula DeCardo	...	Cigarette girl (uncredited)
Richard Denning	...	Man (uncredited)
Jane Dewey	...	Clerk (uncredited)
Ellen Drew	...	Cashier (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee	...	Greyhound Bus driver (uncredited)
Yvonne Duval	...	Girl (uncredited)
Fern Emmett	...	Mother (uncredited)
Julia Faye	...	Secretary (uncredited)
Greta Granstedt	...	Girl (uncredited)
Joe Gray	...	Red (uncredited)
Kit Guard	...	2nd Gangster / Prison Inmate (uncredited)
Harriette Haddon	...	Cigarette girl (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian	...	Lucky (uncredited)
Robert Homans	...	Security Guard in Store (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt	...	Mr. Klein (uncredited)
John Hubbard	...	Man (uncredited)
Barbara Jackson	...	Demonstrator (uncredited)
Lola Jensen	...	Girl (uncredited)
Gwen Kenyon	...	Hat check girl (uncredited)
Herta Lynd	...	Swedish waitress (uncredited)
Joyce Mathews	...	Clerk (uncredited)
John McCafferty	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Matt McHugh	...	Newcomer (uncredited)
James McNamara	...	Big shot (uncredited)
Ray Middleton	...	Man (uncredited)
Helaine Moler	...	Girl (uncredited)
Jack Mulhall	...	Floorwalker (uncredited)
Paul Newlan	...	Bouncer at Danceland (uncredited)
Carol Parker	...	Girl (uncredited)
Edward Pawley	...	Dutch (uncredited)
Jack Pennick	...	Gangster (uncredited)
Juanita Quigley	...	Girl (uncredited)
Margaret Randall	...	Shoplifter (uncredited)
Ruth Rogers	...	Salesgirl (uncredited)
Barbara Salisbury	...	Demonstrator (uncredited)
Louise Seidel	...	Hat check girl (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell	...	Man (uncredited)
Blanca Vischer	...	Flower girl (uncredited)
Cheryl Walker	...	Girl (uncredited)
Phil Warren	...	Secretary (uncredited)
Marion Weldon	...	Demonstrator (uncredited)

Directed by
Fritz Lang

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Norman Krasna		story
Jack Moffitt		uncredited
Virginia Van Upp		writer

Produced by
Fritz Lang	....	producer

Original Music by
W. Franke Harling
John Leipold
Leo Shuken		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Charles Lang

Film Editing by
Paul Weatherwax

Art Direction by
Hans Dreier
Ernst Fegté

Set Decoration by
A.E. Freudeman

Production Management
Frederic Leahy	....	production manager (uncredited)

Music Department
Boris Morros	....	musical director
Charles Bradshaw	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Herman Hand	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Gordon Jenkins	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
John Leipold	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Milan Roder	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Al Siegel	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1938) (USA) (theatrical)
• MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (USA) (TV)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (199?) (USA) (VHS)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Film debut of Ray Middleton.

Quotes:

Mickey Bain: They'd follow you over a cliff.
Joe Dennis: I don't WANT to go over a cliff. That's what I've been tryin' to tell ya.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Phantom (1996)

Great Film Noir

This is one of the best film starring George Raft. Many character actors also show up at different parts of the films such as Greta Granstedt, Ellen Drew, George E. Stone, Bob Cummings, Barton MacLane, and others. Although the film gets a bit campy at times, this is first class entertainment. And Sylvia Sidney is a real peach !!!

I am a great fan of the late director Fritz Lang. My very favorite film from him is the science fiction classic "Metropolis". A close second is "Frau I'm Monde". Other great films are "M", "Woman in the Window", and "1000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse". This film with the music of Kurt Weill and the way the various characters are developed in the context of the modern workplace and the struggle to find happiness and thrive in a fast-paced society makes this one of Fritz Lang's best dramas.

Dan Basinger