Take Your Girlie to the Movies

"Take Your Girlie to the Movies (If You Can't Make Love at Home)" is an American popular song from 1919 with words by Edgar Leslie and Bert Kalmar and music by Pete Wendling. The song celebrates going on dates to movie theaters, which was a new practice in 1919.

Sheet music for the song with cover art by Albert Barbelle depicting couples in a darkened movie theater was sold by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder. The song has been recorded by Irving Kaufman, Tennessee Ernie Ford, and others. It made appearances on the vaudeville stage.

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