| You and Me | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Fritz Lang |
| Written by | Norman Krasna Virginia Van Upp |
| Starring | Sylvia Sidney George Raft |
| Music by | Kurt Weill |
Release date | 1938 |
| Country | United States |
You and Me is a 1938 film 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, and directed by Fritz Lang.
Cast
- Sylvia Sidney as Helen Dennis
- George Raft as Joe Dennis
- Barton MacLane as Mickey Bain
- Harry Carey as Jerome Morris
- Robert Cummings as Jim
- Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Taxi
- Ellen Drew as a cashier (uncredited)
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 by Sylvia Sidney succeeded in having him replaced by Fritz Lang.[2]
Reception
The film was a box office flop.[2]
References
External links
- You and Me at AllMovie
- You and Me at IMDb