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College Humor

  • 19331933
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
214
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Lona Andre in College Humor (1933)
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A college professor and the school's star football player are both rivals for the same beautiful coed.A college professor and the school's star football player are both rivals for the same beautiful coed.A college professor and the school's star football player are both rivals for the same beautiful coed.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
214
YOUR RATING
    • Wesley Ruggles
    • Frank Butler(screenplay)
    • Claude Binyon(sceenplay)
    • Dean Fales(story)
  • Stars
    • Bing Crosby
    • Jack Oakie
    • Richard Arlen
    • Wesley Ruggles
    • Frank Butler(screenplay)
    • Claude Binyon(sceenplay)
    • Dean Fales(story)
  • Stars
    • Bing Crosby
    • Jack Oakie
    • Richard Arlen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 11User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Richard Arlen, Edward J. Nugent, Jack Oakie, and Joe Sawyer in College Humor (1933)
    Richard Arlen and Jack Oakie in College Humor (1933)
    Toby Wing in College Humor (1933)
    Bing Crosby and Mary Carlisle in College Humor (1933)
    Bing Crosby, Richard Arlen, and Mary Carlisle in College Humor (1933)
    Richard Arlen and Mary Carlisle in College Humor (1933)
    Bing Crosby and Mary Carlisle in College Humor (1933)
    Richard Arlen and Mary Carlisle in College Humor (1933)
    Bing Crosby, Mary Carlisle, Mary Kornman, and Jack Oakie in College Humor (1933)

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    Bing Crosby
    Bing Crosby
    • Professor Frederick Danvers
    Jack Oakie
    Jack Oakie
    • Barney Shirrel
    Richard Arlen
    Richard Arlen
    • Mondrake
    Mary Carlisle
    Mary Carlisle
    • Barbara Shirrel
    George Burns
    George Burns
    • George Burns
    • (as Burns and Allen)
    Gracie Allen
    Gracie Allen
    • Gracie Allen
    • (as Burns and Allen)
    Mary Kornman
    Mary Kornman
    • Amber Davis
    Joe Sawyer
    Joe Sawyer
    • Tex Roust
    • (as Joseph Sawyer)
    Lona Andre
    Lona Andre
    • Ginger Chadwick
    Jimmy Conlin
    Jimmy Conlin
    • Dr. Mandel
    James Donlan
    James Donlan
    • Marcus Lafflin
    James Burke
    James Burke
    • Cromwell Dexter
    Edward J. Nugent
    Edward J. Nugent
    • Whistler
    • (as Eddie Nugent)
    Lumsden Hare
    Lumsden Hare
    • College President
    Grady Sutton
    Grady Sutton
    • Timid Freshman with Laundry
    Robert Quirk
    • Bill
    Jack Kennedy
    • Police Captain
    Churchill Ross
    Churchill Ross
    • Student with Glasses
      • Wesley Ruggles
      • Frank Butler(screenplay)
      • Claude Binyon(sceenplay)
      • Dean Fales(story)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When it premiered in New York City on June 22, 1933, the running time was one hour and eight minutes, and reviewers complained about the "choppy" editing. As a result, missing sequences were restored, and the running time was extended to one hour and twenty minutes, which is the version presently available on DVD.
    • Goofs
      Bing Crosby tells his class that they will look at great love scenes in drama "from Ophelia to Cordelia." Cordelia, the king's daughter in King Lear, does not have any love scenes.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Down the Old Ox Road
      Music by Arthur Johnston

      Lyrics by Sam Coslow

      Sung by Bing Crosby, Jack Oakie, Mary Kornman and chorus

    User reviews11

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    3/10
    Even more plotless and incomprehensible than I expected!
    During the 1930s, films about college were very, very popular...even though most folks at the time could never dream of affording to go to college. And, most of these films are fluff...with little in the way of plot. This is DEFINITELY true with "College Humor"...a film that is so slight and plotless...even compared to films like "Horse Feathers"!

    Instead of plot, this film seems to be made up of snippets. So, while I could try to explain the plot, I won't other than to say it's mostly about football. Additionally, one of the professors (Bing Crosby) spends a lot of time crooning and occasionally putting the moves on one of the co-eds. And, Burns & Allen are there...well...for no reason whatsoever.

    Because there is almost no plot and a few of the characters complete jerks (Richard Arlen and Joe Sawyer's are both good examples), it's a film I am loathe to recommend. It's not awful...it just seems more slight, more silly and more of a time-passer than usual for this ever so slight genre.

    By the way, like so many of these college films, most of the students are well into their 30s!
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    • Sep 21, 2020

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    • Release date
      • July 5, 1933 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • 1 hour 20 minutes
      • Black and White

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