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Hold That Co-ed (1938)

APPROVED 80 min  -  Comedy  -   16 September 1938 (USA)
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While running for governor a politician aids a needy college by plotting to assure victory for their football team. Though to be a parody of Huey Long and his machine.

Director:

George Marshall

Writers:

Karl Tunberg (screenplay), Don Ettlinger (screenplay), and 3 more credits »

Stars:

John Barrymore, George Murphy and Marjorie Weaver
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
John Barrymore ...
Governor Gabby Harrigan
George Murphy ...
Rusty Stevens
Marjorie Weaver Marjorie Weaver ...
Marjorie Blake
Joan Davis Joan Davis ...
Lizzie Olsen
Jack Haley ...
Wilbur Peters
George Barbier George Barbier ...
Major Hubert Breckenridge
Ruth Terry Ruth Terry ...
Edie
Donald Meek Donald Meek ...
Dean Fletcher
Johnny Downs Johnny Downs ...
Dink
Paul Hurst Paul Hurst ...
Slapsy
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams ...
Mike Wurgeski (as Guinn Williams)
William 'Billy' Benedict William 'Billy' Benedict ...
Sylvester (as Bill Benedict)
Frank Sully Frank Sully ...
Steve Wurgeski
Charles C. Wilson Charles C. Wilson ...
Coach Burke
Glenn Morris Glenn Morris ...
Spencer
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Storyline

While running for governor a politician aids a needy college by plotting to assure victory for their football team. Though to be a parody of Huey Long and his machine. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Governor | College | Football | Protest | Riot  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Hold That Girl See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Several people are in studio records/casting call lists as cast members, but they did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names): Russell Hicks (President), Ruth Warren (Mother), Forbes Murray (Otis), Harry Hayden (Spokesman) and Clem Bevans (Judkins). A modern source states that John Barrymore's wife, Elaine Barrie was to be in the film, but her scenes were cut. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Donald Meek is credited onscreen as "Dean Fletcher," but he is called Dean Thatcher throughout the film. See more »

Connections

Featured in Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) See more »

Soundtracks

"Hold That Co-ed"
(1938) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel
Performed by chorus during the opening and end credits See more »