Boy Meets Girl (1938)
Original title: Boy Meets Girl
“The season's laugh treat!”
1938 · 1 h 26 min
Lloyd BaconCast
James Cagney 
Pat O'Brien 
Marie Wilson 
Ralph Bellamy 
Frank McHugh 
Dick Foran
Credits
Written by: Bella Spewack
Plot
Two lazy screenwriters need a story for the studio's cowboy star. A studio waitress turns out to be pregnant.
Sinekatalog’s take
Boy Meets Girl (1938) is a American comedy directed by Lloyd Bacon. It stars James Cagney, Pat O'Brien and Marie Wilson. It runs 86 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.9 / 10 (853 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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