7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
You and Me (1938)
You and Me (1938)
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.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
7.3
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.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's dominant themes align with progressive values by critiquing the systemic barriers faced by ex-convicts and highlighting economic exploitation within a paternalistic rehabilitation program, implicitly advocating for genuine social support and collective action.
Released in 1938, 'You and Me' features a cast that aligns with traditional Hollywood casting practices of its era, primarily consisting of white actors in leading roles. The narrative does not appear to critically portray traditional identities or incorporate explicit DEI themes, which was consistent with mainstream cinema of that period.
Secondary
Based on the available information, the 1938 film 'You and Me' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Consequently, an assessment of its portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements is not applicable.
The film "You and Me, 1938" focuses on the story of two ex-convicts who fall in love and navigate challenges related to their pasts and the temptation of crime. Based on available plot summaries and thematic analyses, there are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative. Therefore, an assessment of its portrayal of transsexual identity is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
You and Me (1938) is an original film, not an adaptation or reboot of existing material with pre-established characters. Therefore, no characters could have been gender-swapped from a prior canonical version.
The film "You and Me" (1938) is an original production, not an adaptation of existing source material or a biopic of historical figures. Therefore, its characters do not have a pre-established race from prior canon against which a race swap could be measured.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.8
6.5
Critic Ratings
8.6
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