Sweetheart of the Campus
| Sweetheart of the Campus | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Edward Dmytryk |
| Written by | Robert Hardy Andrews |
| Screenplay by | Edmund L. Hartmann |
| Produced by | Jack Fier |
| Starring | Ruby Keeler Ozzie Nelson Harriet Hilliard |
| Cinematography | Franz Planer |
| Edited by | William A. Lyon |
| Music by | M. W. Stoloff |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Sweetheart of the Campus (also released as Broadway Ahead) is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Ruby Keeler, Ozzie Nelson, and Harriet Hilliard.[1]
Plot
Betty Blake (Ruby Keeler) is a lead vocalist for Ozzie Norton's (Ozzie Nelson) orchestra. While performing a one-night stand at a college campus, Betty vows to prevent a hostile takeover of the establishment by puritanical trustee Minnie Sparr (Kathleen Howard). To this end, Betty, Ozzie and his entire band enroll as college students.[2]
Cast
- Ruby Keeler as Betty Blake
- Ozzie Nelson as Ozzie Norton
- Harriet Hilliard as Harriet Hale
- Gordon Oliver as Terry Jones
- Don Beddoe as Sheriff Denby
- Charles Judels as Tomasso aka Victor Demond
- Kathleen Howard as Mrs. Minnie Sparr
- Byron Foulger as Dr. Bailey
- George Lessey as Dr. Hale
- Frank Gaby as Dr. Grimsby
- Leo Watson as Tom Tom
- Four Spirits of Rhythm as Tom Tom's Accompanists
References
- ^ "Sweetheart of the Campus". NY Times. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
- ^ "Sweetheart of the Campus (1941) - Edward Dmytryk - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
External links
- Sweetheart of the Campus at IMDb
- Sweetheart of the Campus at AllMovie
- Sweetheart of the Campus at the TCM Movie Database
- Sweetheart of the Campus at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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