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Directed by Ralph Murphy Cinematography William C. Mellor Director Ralph Murphy | 6.7/10 IMDb Produced by Louis D. Lighton Initial release 22 January 1936 (USA) Production company Paramount Pictures | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Screenplay by Walter DeLeon
Francis Martin Based on novel by Alice Duer Miller Starring Joe Penner
Jack Oakie
Ned Sparks
Frances Langford
Betty Grable
Lynne Overman Screenplay Walter DeLeon, Alice Duer Miller, Francis Martin Music director Friedrich Hollaender, John Leipold, Tom Satterfield Cast Betty Grable, Frances Langford, Jack Oakie, Harry Revel, Mack Gordon Similar Student Tour, Youth Will Be Served, Career Girl, The Tenderfoot, Sailors on Leave | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collegiate crush dancing of the swing era
Collegiate is a 1936 American musical film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Walter DeLeon, Francis Martin and Alice Duer Miller. The film stars Joe Penner, Jack Oakie, Ned Sparks, Frances Langford, Betty Grable and Lynne Overman. The film was released on January 22, 1936, by Paramount Pictures.
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The film is a remake of the 1920 silent film The Charm School.
Plot
The irresponsible Jerry Craig inherits a school from an aunt. He goes there with pal Sourpuss and press agent Scoop, transforms the place into a charm school encounters a stranger named Joe who becomes a financial benefactor.
The school's a huge success. Jerry's loyalties are torn between his fiancee Eunice and secretary Juliet, then complications develop when Joe doesn't turn out to be who he seems to be.