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You and Me

You and Me

Every time she says 'I Love You'... she breaks the law!

19386.51h 34m

Overview

Mr. Morris, the owner of a large metropolitan department store, gives jobs to paroled ex-convicts in an effort to help them reform and go straight. Among his 'employed-prison-graduates' are Helen Roberts and Joe Dennis, working as sales clerks. Joe is in love with Helen and asks her to marry him, but she is forbidden to marry as she is still on parole, but she says yes and they are married. In spite of their poverty-level life, their marriage is a happy one until Joe discovers she has lied about her past, in order to marry him. Disillusioned, he leaves, goes back to his old gang and plans to rob the department store.

Directed by Fritz Lang
Written by Norman Krasna, Virginia Van Upp, Johnny Burke
Produced by Fritz Lang
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Top Cast

Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

Helen Roberts

George Raft

George Raft

Joe Dennis

Barton MacLane

Barton MacLane

Mickey

Harry Carey

Harry Carey

Mr. Morris

Roscoe Karns

Roscoe Karns

Cuffy

George E. Stone

George E. Stone

Pasty

Warren Hymer

Warren Hymer

Gimpy Carter

Robert Cummings

Robert Cummings

Jim

Adrian Morris

Adrian Morris

Knucks

R

Roger Gray

Bath House

Themes & Keywords

prisondepartment storemusicalfemale prisonerparolesecond chanceex-connewlywedyoung coupleparoleesmarital conflictgoing straight

About You and Me

You and Me is a crime, romance, comedy film released in 1938 exploring themes of prison, department store, musical, female prisoner, parole, second chance. Directed by Fritz Lang, it stars Sylvia Sidney, George Raft, Barton MacLane. Mr. Morris, the owner of a large metropolitan department store, gives jobs to paroled ex-convicts in an effort to help them reform and go straight. Among his 'employed-prison-graduates' are Helen Roberts and Joe Dennis, working as sales clerks. Joe is in love with Helen and asks her to marry him, but she is forbidden to marry as she is still on parole, but she says yes and they are married. In spite of their poverty-level life, their marriage is a happy one until Joe discovers she has lied about her past, in order to marry him. Disillusioned, he leaves, goes back to his old gang and plans to rob the department store.

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