Boy Friend (1939 film)

1939 film by James Tinling

Boy Friend

Directed by| James Tinling
Screenplay by| Joseph Hoffman
Barry Trivers
Story by| Lester Ziffren
Louis Moore
Produced by| John Stone
Starring| Jane Withers
Arleen Whelan
Richard Bond
Douglas Fowley
Warren Hymer
George Ernest
Robert Kellard
Minor Watson
Cinematography| Lucien Andriot, A.S.C.
Edited by| Norman Colbert
Music by| Samuel Kaylin
(musical direction)

Production
company

20th Century Fox

Distributed by| 20th Century Fox

Release date

* May 19, 1939 (1939-05-19)

Running time

| 70 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Boy Friend is a 1939 American comedy film second feature directed by James Tinling and written by Joseph Hoffman and Barry Trivers. The film stars Jane Withers, Arleen Whelan and George Ernest. The film was released on May 19, 1939, by 20th Century Fox.[1][2][3]

## Plot

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## Cast

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* Jane Withers as Sally Murphy
* Arleen Whelan as Sue Duffy
* George Ernest as Billy Bradley
* Richard Bond as Jimmy Murphy
* Douglas Fowley as Ed Boyd
* Warren Hymer as Greenberg
* Robert Kellard as Tommy Bradley
* Minor Watson as Capt. Duffy
* Robert Shaw as Cracker
* Ted Pearson as Callahan
* William H. Conselman Jr. as Arizona
* Myra Marsh as Mrs. Murphy
* Harold Goodwin as Matchie Riggs
* Lillian Yarbo as Delphinie (uncredited)

## References

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1. ^ "Boy Friend (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
2. ^ Hal Erickson. "Boy Friend (1939) - James Tinling | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
3. ^ "Boy Friend". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-10-08.

## External links

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* Boy Friend at IMDb
* Boy Friend at the TCM Movie Database
* Boy Friend at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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