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Boy Meets Girl poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 63.3 / 100
1938·Comedy / Romance·1h 26m

BOY MEETS GIRL

“The season's laugh treat!”

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...

Above the Line
Lloyd Bacon·DirectorSam Spewack·ScreenplayBella Spewack·ScreenplaySol Polito·Director of PhotographyHoward Jackson·MusicWilliam Holmes·Editor
Cast
James Cagney·Robert LawPat O'Brien·J. Carlyle 'J.C.' BensonMarie Wilson·Mrs. Susan 'Susie' SeabrookRalph Bellamy·C. Elliott 'C.F.' FridayFrank McHugh·RossettiDick Foran·Larry TomsBruce Lester·Rodney BowmanRonald Reagan·AnnouncerPaul Clark·HappyPenny Singleton·Peggy
Full Crew
(18 credits)
Directing· 2
Lloyd Bacon·DirectorRichard Maybery·Assistant Director
Writing· 4
Sam Spewack·ScreenplayBella Spewack·ScreenplayBella Spewack·Theatre PlaySam Spewack·Theatre Play
Camera· 1
Sol Polito·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
William Holmes·Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Howard Jackson·MusicRay Heindorf·MusicDolph Thomas·SoundM.K. Jerome·SongsJack Scholl·Songs
Art & Design· 2
Esdras Hartley·Art DirectionPerc Westmore·Makeup Artist
Production· 3
Jack L. Warner·Executive ProducerHal B. Wallis·Executive ProducerSamuel Bischoff·Associate Producer
By the Numbers
63.3
OF 100
Master Score
5.9
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Boy Meets Girl's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#808080
#C0C0C0
#FF00FF
Mood
Serious, Direct
Composition
Split
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A movie poster features a man and a woman from the chest up, positioned slightly off-center against a plain, light grey background. The man is on the left, look”

romancecomedy
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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