Meet the People
| Meet the People | |
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| Directed by | Charles Reisner |
| Screenplay by | Sig Herzig Fred Saidy Virginia Kellog (add'l contribs, uncredited) |
| Based on | Meet the People 1940 play by Sol and Ben Barzman and Louis Lant |
| Produced by | E.Y. Harburg |
| Starring | Lucille Ball Dick Powell |
| Cinematography | Robert L. Surtees |
| Edited by | Alex Troffey |
| Music by | Songs: Sammy Fain (music) E.Y. Harburg (lyrics) et al. |
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| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,302,000 |
| Box office | $960,000 |
Meet the People (1944) is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical comedy film made, and set, during World War II, and starring Lucille Ball and Dick Powell and featuring Virginia O'Brien, Bert Lahr, Rags Ragland and June Allyson. The film takes its title from a successful Los Angeles musical revue, which ran on Broadway from December 25, 1940 to May 10, 1941. Vaughn Monroe and his orchestra, Spike Jones and his City Slickers, and Virginia O'Brien were also in the original stage cast. O'Brien sings the hit song "Say That We're Sweethearts Again".