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Plot summary
Mar Brynn college is failing, as a scheme to perk-up attendance a newspaper reporter stages a show featuring "Odd girls" from all over the country. For publicity Mar Brynn's President Aunt Matilda Collinge (Esther DaleEsther Dale
Esther Dale was an American actress, best known perhaps for her role as Aunt Genevieve in the 1935 Shirley Temple vehicle, Curly Top....
) begins poking fun of the Quincton college Zeta frat. For revenge the Quincton Zeta frat sends a man dressed in drag to participate in a free admission contest. After falling in love with Virginia Collinge (Frances Langford
Frances Langford
Julia Frances Langford was an American singer and entertainer who was popular during the Golden Age of Radio and also made film appearances over two decades.-Birth:...
) Bob Sheppard/Bobbie DeWolfe (Johnny Downs
Johnny Downs
Johnny Downs was an American actor. Son of a Naval aviator, he was taken to Hollywood in 1921 when his father was transferred to the San Diego naval base. He began his career as a child actor, most notably playing Johnny in the Our Gang short series from 1923 to 1926...
) comes clean and for revenge stages a "Zeta" publicity shot at the end of the show.
The Cast
- Frances LangfordFrances LangfordJulia Frances Langford was an American singer and entertainer who was popular during the Golden Age of Radio and also made film appearances over two decades.-Birth:...
as Virginia Collinge - Johnny DownsJohnny DownsJohnny Downs was an American actor. Son of a Naval aviator, he was taken to Hollywood in 1921 when his father was transferred to the San Diego naval base. He began his career as a child actor, most notably playing Johnny in the Our Gang short series from 1923 to 1926...
as Bob Sheppard aka Bobbie DeWolfe - Marjorie Woodworth as Bunny
- Noah Beery Jr. as Slinky
- Esther DaleEsther DaleEsther Dale was an American actress, best known perhaps for her role as Aunt Genevieve in the 1935 Shirley Temple vehicle, Curly Top....
as Aunt Matilda Collinge - Harry LangdonHarry LangdonHarry Philmore Langdon was an American comedian who appeared in vaudeville, silent films , and talkies. He was briefly partnered with Oliver Hardy.-Life and career:...
as Hap Holden - Alan Hale Jr. as Tiny
- Kent RogersKent RogersKent Rogers was a Hollywood impressionist who appeared in several live-action shorts and features and a voice actor for Warner Bros..-Career:...
as Henry - Allan LaneAllan LaneAllan "Rocky" Lane was a studio leading man and the star of many cowboy B-movies in the 1940s and 1950s. He appeared in more than 125 films and TV shows in a career lasting from 1929 to 1966...
as 2nd Senior - Joe Brown Jr. as 3rd Senior
- Carlyle Blackwell Jr. as 4th Senior
- Irving Mitchell as Doctor
- Lillian RandolphLillian RandolphLillian Randolph was an American actress and singer, a veteran of radio, film, and television. An African American, she worked in entertainment from the 1930s well into the 1970s, appearing in hundreds of radio shows, motion pictures, short subjects, and television shows.-Early years:Born...
as Deborah, the Washwoman - Mickey Tanner as Tanner Sisters Trio Member
- Betty TannerBetty TannerBetty Tanner was an American actress with dwarfism, best known for her role as one of the Munchkin villagers in the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz"....
as Tanner Sisters Trio Member - Martha Tanner as Tanner Sisters Trio Member
Soundtrack
- Johnny Downs with chorus - "I'm a Chap with a Chip on My Shoulder" (by Walter G. Samuels and Charles NewmanCharles NewmanCharles Newman may refer to:* Charles Newman * Charles Newman * Charles M. Newman, mathematician...
) - Frances Langford - "I'm a Chap with a Chip on My Shoulder"
- Marjorie Woodworth, Tanner Sisters with Harry LangdonHarry LangdonHarry Philmore Langdon was an American comedian who appeared in vaudeville, silent films , and talkies. He was briefly partnered with Oliver Hardy.-Life and career:...
and chorus - "Up at the Crack of Dawn (by Walter G. Samuels and Charles Newman) - Frances Langford with chorus - "Out of the Silence" (by Lloyd B. Norlin)
- Frances Langford, Tanner Sisters and Johnny Downs - "The Poor Farmers Daughter" (by Walter G. Samuels and Charles Newman)