Boy Meets Girl (1938 film)
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Boy Meets Girl is a 1938 American screwball comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring James Cagney and Pat O'Brien. The supporting cast features Marie Wilson, Ralph Bellamy, Frank McHugh, Dick Foran and Ronald Reagan.[1][2] The screenplay by Bella and Sam Spewack is based on their 1935 stage play of the same name,[3][4][5] which ran for 669 performances on Broadway.[6] The two zany screenwriters played by Cagney and O'Brien were based on Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, while Ralph Bellamy's part as the producer was based on Darryl Zanuck of 20th Century Fox.[7]
1938 film
| Boy Meets Girl | |
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| Directed by | Lloyd Bacon |
| Screenplay by | Bella Spewack Sam Spewack |
| Based on | Boy Meets Girl 1935 play by Bella Spewack and Sam Spewack |
| Produced by | Samuel Bischoff |
| Starring | James Cagney Pat O'Brien |
| Cinematography | Sol Polito |
| Edited by | William Holmes |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |