Here Come the Co-eds (1945)Director:Jean Yarbrough |
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Here Come the Co-eds (1945)Director:Jean Yarbrough |
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| Bud Abbott | ... | ||
| Lou Costello | ... | ||
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Peggy Ryan | ... |
Patty Gayle
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Martha O'Driscoll | ... |
Molly McCarthy
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June Vincent | ... |
Diane Kirkland
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| Lon Chaney Jr. | ... |
Johnson
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Donald Cook | ... |
Dean Larry Benson
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Charles Dingle | ... |
Jonathan Kirkland
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Richard Lane | ... |
Near-sighted Man at Ballroom
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Joe Kirk | ... | |
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Bill Stern | ... |
Himself (sports announcer)
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Phil Spitalny | ... |
Himself (leader, Phil Spitalny and His All-Girl Orchestra)
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Evelyn Kaye Klein | ... |
Herself (Evelyn and Her Magic Violin)
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Ruth Lee | ... |
Miss Holford
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Phil Spitalny and His All-Girl Orchestra | ... |
Themselves
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Costello certainly earns his money in this lively romp. Between getting knocked into potted palms or whirled around like a spinning top, his sight gags fly thick and fast. The plot has the boys joining a girl's school as caretakers, and then working to save the school from bankruptcy by outwitting (sort of) crooked gamblers.
It's a good chance to catch teen fashions, circa 1945, as the co-eds parade around in casual wear of the day. Universal certainly stocked the screen with a crowd of young lovelies to look at. Still, my money's on the hugely talented Peggy Ryan who steals the show with her mugging and sprightly dancing. She's a perfect foil for the equally versatile Costello. Too bad her movie career was so brief. Also, there's Phil Spitalny and His All-Girl Orchestra. They're a matter of taste, but Evelyn sure knows how to saw away on her Magic Violin.
Anyway, it's a fast 90-minutes, with the boys in fine energetic form, along with an excellent supporting cast, especially with baddies like Dingle and Chaney, and the expected whirlwind finish.