You and Me (1938 film)

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You and Me
Directed byFritz Lang
Written byNorman Krasna
Virginia Van Upp
Produced byFritz Lang
StarringSylvia Sidney
George Raft
CinematographyCharles Lang
Edited byPaul Weatherwax
Music byKurt Weill
Release date
  • 1938 (1938)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

You and Me is a 1938 American film directed by Fritz Lang. Sylvia Sidney and George Raft play a pair of criminals on parole and working in a department store full of similar cases; Harry Carey's character routinely hires ex-convicts to staff his store. The movie was written by Norman Krasna and Virginia Van Upp.

Cast

Production

William Le Baron of Paramount asked Norman Krasna if he could come up with a vehicle for George Raft. Krasna agreed provided he was allowed to direct. Then Carole Lombard read the script and wanted to be involved; Paramount did not want first-time director Krasna to be entrusted with a Lombard-Raft film and tried to force him off the project.[1]

Richard Wallace was meant to direct but Sylvia Sidney succeeded in having him replaced by Fritz Lang.[2]

Reception

The film was a box office flop.[2]

References

  1. ^ *McGilligan, Patrick, "Norman Krasna: The Woolworth's Touch", Backstory: Interviews with Screenwriters of Hollywood's Golden Age, University of California Press,1986 p219-220
  2. ^ a b Everett Aaker, The Films of George Raft, McFarland & Company, 2013 p 77

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