Me and My Gal


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, who falls in love with waterfront cafe waitress Helen Riley. The picture flopped, setting an all-time low attendance record at the Roxy Theatre in New York City.

Plot

In this wisecracking comedy, Dan Dolan is a cop whose beat is the New York waterfront. Dan has a soft spot for Helen Riley, a sharp-tongued waitress at a cheap diner, while her scatter-brained sister Kate is in love with Duke Castage, a sleazy low-level mobster. While Duke makes a play for Kate, both Helen and Dan know that he's bad news, and Dan 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 great craftsmen of the studio system—and also the brother of George Walsh, who plays the villain.

Cast

Development

Bennett and Tracy made She Wanted a Millionaire that same year, with their billing reversed, 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.