| 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]
The film's working title was Betty Co-ed. [2]
Plot
Betty Blake is a lead vocalist for Ozzie Norton's orchestra. Vowing to prevent a hostile takeover of a college by puritanical trustee Minnie Sparr, Betty, Ozzie and his entire band enroll as college students. [3]
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/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
- ^ Hal Erickson (2012). "Sweetheart of the Campus". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
- ^ Churchill, Douglas W. (May 3, 1941). "Screen News Here and in Hollywood". The New York Times. p. 20.
- ^ "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 American Film Institute Catalog
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