Confessions of a Co-Ed (1931)

A young college student gets pregnant by the man she loves, but circumstances prevent their marrying, so she marries a classmate she doesn't love. Soon, however, her lover returns, and she finds herself in a dilemma as to who to choose.

Directors:

David Burton, Dudley Murphy

Stars:

Phillips Holmes, Sylvia Sidney, Norman Foster

Cast

Credited cast:
Phillips Holmes	...	Dan Carter
Sylvia Sidney	...	Patricia Harper
Norman Foster	...	Hal Evans
Claudia Dell	...	Peggy
Florence Britton	...	Adelaide
Martha Sleeper	...	Lucille
Dorothy Libaire	...	Mildred Stevens
Marguerite Warner	...	Sally
George Irving	...	College President
Winter Hall	...	Dean Winslow
Eulalie Jensen	...	Dean Marbridge
Bruce Coleman	...	Mark
The Rhythm Boys	...	Vocal Trio
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry Barris	...	Himself (as The Rhythm Boys)
Bing Crosby	...	Bing (as The Rhythm Boys)

Storyline

A young college student gets pregnant by the man she loves, but circumstances prevent their marrying, so she marries a classmate she doesn't love. Soon, however, her lover returns, and she finds herself in a dilemma as to who to choose.

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Plot Keywords:

college

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 July 1931 (USA)

Also Known As:

Confissões de uma Jovem

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.

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Connections

Featured in The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Episode #1.4 (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Home! Sweet Home!"
(uncredited)
Music by H.R. Bishop
played as underscoring while Dan and Peggy talk in during the sorority party

User Reviews

dated and how

Sylvia Sidney was a fine actress who did a whole lot of good films in her career as a leading lady and then in her later years as a portrayer of old Jewish dowagers. But I'm sure she'd like to forget this one of a young jazz age college girl who gets pregnant with the foreseeable consequences given the mores of 1931.

However this affords an opportunity to see a young Bing Crosby with the trio that he was a member of with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, the Rhythm Boys. The other members of the trio are Harry Barris and Al Rinker. They play at a fraternity house party in the first 10 minutes of the film.

Shortly after this, Bing went out on his own and the rest they say, is history.