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Campus Confessions

  • 19381938
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 7m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
30
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356,443
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Betty Grable, Hank Luisetti, and Eleanore Whitney in Campus Confessions (1938)
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An unpopular freshman (William Henry) charms a coed (Betty Grable) by leading the basketball team to victory.An unpopular freshman (William Henry) charms a coed (Betty Grable) by leading the basketball team to victory.An unpopular freshman (William Henry) charms a coed (Betty Grable) by leading the basketball team to victory.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
30
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
356,443
104,022
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    • Director
      • George Archainbaud
    • Writers
      • Lloyd Corrigan(story and screenplay)
      • Erwin Gelsey(story and screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Betty Grable
      • Eleanore Whitney
      • William Henry
    Top credits
    • Director
      • George Archainbaud
    • Writers
      • Lloyd Corrigan(story and screenplay)
      • Erwin Gelsey(story and screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Betty Grable
      • Eleanore Whitney
      • William Henry
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    • 3User reviews
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    Betty Grable and John Arledge in Campus Confessions (1938)
    John Arledge in Campus Confessions (1938)
    Richard Denning, Fritz Feld, and William Henry in Campus Confessions (1938)
    Richard Denning and William Henry in Campus Confessions (1938)
    Richard Denning, William Henry, and Hank Luisetti in Campus Confessions (1938)
    Hank Luisetti and Eleanore Whitney in Campus Confessions (1938)
    Betty Grable and Eleanore Whitney in Campus Confessions (1938)

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    Betty Grable
    Betty Grable
    • Joyce Gilmore
    Eleanore Whitney
    Eleanore Whitney
    • Susie Quinn
    William Henry
    William Henry
    • Wayne Atterbury, Jr.
    Fritz Feld
    Fritz Feld
    • 'Lady MacBeth'
    John Arledge
    John Arledge
    • Freddy Fry
    Thurston Hall
    Thurston Hall
    • Wayne Atterbury, Sr.
    Roy Gordon
    Roy Gordon
    • Dean Wilton
    Lane Chandler
    Lane Chandler
    • Coach Parker
    Richard Denning
    Richard Denning
    • Buck Hogan
    Matty Kemp
    Matty Kemp
    • Ed Riggs
    Sumner Getchell
    Sumner Getchell
    • 'Blimp' Garrett
    Hank Luisetti
    Hank Luisetti
    • Hank
    John Conte
    • Announcer
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Elliott
    Dick Elliott
    • Member Board of Regents
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Gordon
    Mary Gordon
    • Mrs. Twill
    • (uncredited)
    Si Jenks
    Si Jenks
    • Taxi Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Edgar Norton
    Edgar Norton
    • James
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Parker
    Mary Parker
    • Co-Ed
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • George Archainbaud
    • Writers
      • Lloyd Corrigan(story and screenplay)
      • Erwin Gelsey(story and screenplay)
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    6/10
    Betty On The Rise
    Stuffed shirt William Henry matriculates at college, where his stuffed shirt father, Thurston Hall, is the big donor who hates college athletics. Thanks to an 'interview' with college newspaperwoman Betty Grable, and his personality, it takes about four minutes of screen time for every student to hate Henry, even when he tries to fit in. However, college tailor Fritz Feld and the star center of the college team take to him, and the next year, he's a member of the college's first winning basketball team in memory. Of course, there's the championship game with the school's longtime rival. I feel forced to admire the writers for not making this varsity football. There is even a classroom scene that takes up about three minutes of the film.

    The inevitable cliches of the college story aside, there is a fine and swift pace to the entire movie under the direction of George Archainbaud, with some stunt casting and Miss Grable showing some great timing. She had finally risen to the level of lead ingenue the previous year, and this would be the next to last college movie she would appear in as a student. The following year she would be hired by Fox as a threat to Alice Faye. When Miss Faye fell ill, Miss Grable got the lead in DOWN ARGENTINE WAY, and became Queen of the Technicolor Musicals after ten years in the industry.
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    • Release date
      • September 23, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fast Play
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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