Boy Meets Girl

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Boy Meets Girl

1938

1h 26m

Comedy

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Two screenwriters (James Cagney, Pat O'Brien) in a rut write a hit Western starring a has-been and a commissary waitress's (Marie Wilson) baby.

Variety Staff

Variety

Mar 26, 2009

The picture version of this comedy classic is a little more than adequate but not socko.

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Don Druker

Chicago Reader

Jan 1, 2000

A likable spoof of Hollywood (1938), with James Cagney and Pat O'Brien as fast-talking screenwriters, and Marie Wilson (the original dumb blond) around for pulchritudinous laughs.

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Ann Ross

Maclean's Magazine

Jul 22, 2019

Boy Meets Girl has gone off a little since its Broadway days, but it's still amusing entertainment for people curious to know how Hollywood gets that way.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Aug 12, 2005

3/5

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Aug 21, 2003

4/5

Good version of the play that should have been better.

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Film4 Staff

Film4

May 24, 2003

It all descends into frantic farce very quickly, but the in-jokes come thick and fast and, by taking potshots at every available target, the film hits enough bullseyes to succeed.

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Steve D

@RT35616104 Jul 31, 2026

Nothing special but entertaining.

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Thomas M

@TMProofreader Jan 27, 2019

The best comedy movie ever made!

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Jun 17, 2013

Silly story put over by energy of cast.

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Nov 17, 2012

not bad cagney gives you your money's worth

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Lloyd Bacon

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James Cagney

Robert Law

Pat O'Brien

J.C. Benson

Marie Wilson

Susie Seabrook

Ralph Bellamy

C. Elliott Friday

Dick Foran

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Synopsis

Two screenwriters (James Cagney, Pat O'Brien) in a rut write a hit Western starring a has-been and a commissary waitress's (Marie Wilson) baby.

Director: Lloyd Bacon
Producer: Hal B. Wallis, Samuel Bischoff
Screenwriter: Bella Spewack, Sam Spewack
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Oct 14, 2014
Runtime: 1h 26m

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