Boy Meets Girl (1938) | |
| Director(s) | Lloyd Bacon |
| Producer(s) | Samuel Bischoff (associate uncredited), Hal B. Wallis (executive uncredited), Jack L. Warner (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy |
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Boy Meets Girl (1938) was a Comedy Film directed by Lloyd Bacon and produced by Hal B. Wallis, Jack L. Warner and Samuel Bischoff.
SYNOPSIS
Snappy patter enlivens this screwball parody about two Hollywood screenwriters who are running out of ideas until they decide to make their friend's baby a star.
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Silent Movie Mini Scripts: Boy meets Girl…
By Movies, Silently on Jun 19, 2013 From Movies SilentlyI had this idea rattling around my head and thought I would post on it. Famous last words. You know that old script shorthand: Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy finds girl. Well, I applied variations to silent stars. Obviously, these will not cover every single film these folks starred it but it d... Read full article
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Quotes from
Robert Law:
Talk about scope sweep. Boy, what a set up!
J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson: What a love story!
Robert Law: A great love story.
J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson: A baby brings them together, splits them apart, brings them together again,
Robert Law: Boy meets girl.
J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson: Boy loses girl.
Robert Law: Boy gets girl.
C. Elliott 'C.F.' Friday: Boy, I think you got something. Let's try it out on B.K. while it's hot.
Larry Toms: Wait a minute. You can't act with a baby. They'll steal every scene.
Robert Law: Are you selling motherhood short?
J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson: Come on!
Robert Law: Come on!
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.
Mrs. Susan 'Susie' Seabrook: But don't you think he'd be good for Happy? He's an outdoor man.
Robert Law: So's the guy who collects my garbage.
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J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson: What a love story!
Robert Law: A great love story.
J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson: A baby brings them together, splits them apart, brings them together again,
Robert Law: Boy meets girl.
J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson: Boy loses girl.
Robert Law: Boy gets girl.
C. Elliott 'C.F.' Friday: Boy, I think you got something. Let's try it out on B.K. while it's hot.
Larry Toms: Wait a minute. You can't act with a baby. They'll steal every scene.
Robert Law: Are you selling motherhood short?
J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson: Come on!
Robert Law: Come on!
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.
Mrs. Susan 'Susie' Seabrook: But don't you think he'd be good for Happy? He's an outdoor man.
Robert Law: So's the guy who collects my garbage.
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Facts about
The original award-winning play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 27 November 1935 and had 669 performances. The opening cast included Jerome Cowan and Allyn Joslyn as Benson and Law, and 'Everett Sloane' as Rosetti. There were 2 revivals, in 1943 and 1976.
Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson were the first choices to play the main roles.
Janet Shaw is in studio records as "Los Angeles Operator" but she doesn't appear in the movie.
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Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson were the first choices to play the main roles.
Janet Shaw is in studio records as "Los Angeles Operator" but she doesn't appear in the movie.
read more facts about Boy Meets Girl...
