You and Me

You and Me (1938)

Genres - Drama, Romance, Comedy  |   Sub-Genres - Crime Comedy, Romantic Drama  |   Release Date - Jun 1, 1938 (USA - Limited), Jun 3, 1938 (USA - Unknown), Jun 10, 1938 (USA)  |   Run Time - 90 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Michael Betzold

This film is one of acclaimed director Fritz Lang's less noted achievements, a mixture of romance, comedy, drama, and satire. It includes three songs by the famed Kurt Weill, including "The Right Guy for Me." George Raft plays Joe Dennis, an ex-convict working in a department store. The store's boss, Mr. Morris (Harry Carey), likes to hire ex-cons. Joe falls in love with Helen (Sylvia Sidney), who hides the fact that she is on parole until after they marry. Since parolees can't wed, the marriage is illegal. Distraught, Joe organizes a gang to rob Morris' store. Helen intervenes and tries to convince the gang members that the potential take isn't worth the risk of returning to prison.

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childbirth, criminal, customer, danger, department-store, depression, employee, employment, ex-convict, gangster, husband, love, marriage, missing, opportunity, owner, parole, plans, pregnancy, quitting, robbery, romance, ruler, songwriter, store, tennis-racket, time, toddlers, underworld, wedding, wife, director, news, numbers, rafting, stars [celebrities]