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Boy Meets Girl (1938)

NR · 1938-08-27 · 1h 26m · EN
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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...

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Lloyd BaconDirector

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James CagneyJames CagneyRobert LawPat O'BrienPat O'BrienJ. Carlyle 'J.C.' BensonMarie WilsonMarie WilsonMrs. Susan 'Susie' SeabrookRalph BellamyRalph BellamyC. Elliott 'C.F.' FridayFrank McHughFrank McHughRossettiDick ForanDick ForanLarry TomsBruce LesterBruce LesterRodney BowmanRonald ReaganRonald ReaganAnnouncerPaul ClarkPaul ClarkHappyPenny SingletonPenny SingletonPeggyDennie MooreDennie MooreMiss CrewsHarry SeymourHarry SeymourSong Writer

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BabyWaitress

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Genre affinityComedyTheme affinityBaby · WaitressDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference280215Actor preference220379 · 238248 · 327136

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What is Boy Meets Girl about?

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...

How long is Boy Meets Girl?

Boy Meets Girl has a runtime of 86 minutes.