Me and My Gal

Me and My Gal
Me and My Gal
Directed by	Raoul Walsh
Written by	Arthur Kober
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Spencer Tracy; Joan Bennett; Marion Burns
Cinematography	Arthur C. Miller
Edited by	Jack Murray
Production; company	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	December 3, 1932;
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Me and My Gal is a 1932 American pre-Code drama and romantic comedy film starring Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett, directed by Raoul Walsh, and released by the Fox Film Corporation. The film tells the story of jaunty young policeman Danny Dolan (Tracy), who falls in love with waterfront cafe waitress Helen Riley (Bennett). The picture flopped, setting an all-time low attendance record at the Roxy Theatre in New York City.^{[citation needed]} The film is revered as a classic today, featuring one of Tracy's most energetic and complex performances.

Plot[]

In this wisecracking comedy, Danny Dolan (Spencer Tracy) is a cop whose beat is the New York waterfront. Danny has a soft spot for Helen Riley (Joan Bennett), a sharp-tongued waitress at a cheap diner, while her scatter-brained sister Kate (Marion Burns) is in love with Duke (George Walsh), a sleazy low-level mobster. While Duke makes a play for Kate, both Helen and Dan know that he's bad news, and Danny wants to put Duke behind bars before he can break Kate's heart. Me and My Gal was directed by Raoul Walsh, one of the greatest directors of the studio system, having directed Regeneration (1915), The Big Trail (1930), White Heat (1949), and also the brother of George Walsh, who plays the villain.

Cast[]

Spencer Tracy as Danny Dolan
Joan Bennett as Helen Riley
Marion Burns as Kate Riley
George Walsh as Duke
J. Farrell MacDonald as Pop Riley
Noel Madison as Baby Face
Henry B. Walthall as Sarge
Bert Hanlon as Jake
Adrian Morris as Allen
George Chandler as Eddie Collins
Emmett Corrigan as Police Captain
Jesse De Vorska as Jake
Lemist Esler as Doctor
Hank Mann as Hank
Frank Moran as Drunk's Foil
Will Stanton as Drunk

Production[]

Development[]

Bennett and Tracy made She Wanted a Millionaire that same year, with their billing reversed (Bennett billed over Tracy), and also played a married couple two decades later in Father of the Bride and Father's Little Dividend.

It was remade as a B film in 1940 by Fox as Pier 13, directed by Eugene Forde.

Preservation status[]

A copy is held in the U.S. Library of Congress collection.^[1]

References[]

^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collections and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.114 c.1978 by The American Film Institute

External links[]

Me and My Gal at the American Film Institute Catalog 1893-1993
Me and My Gal at IMDb
Me and My Gal at the TCM Movie Database
Me and My Gal at Allmovie
Me and My Gal film clip on YouTube

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[1] Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collections and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.114 c.1978 by The American Film Institute

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