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Spring Madness

  • 19381938
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 7m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
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Lew Ayres and Maureen O'Sullivan in Spring Madness (1938)
  • Comedy
  • Romance
In their last semester at Harvard, Sam Thatcher and his roommate, who is nicknamed "The Lippencott", have grand ideas of seeing the remote corners of the world, they having booked passage on... Read allIn their last semester at Harvard, Sam Thatcher and his roommate, who is nicknamed "The Lippencott", have grand ideas of seeing the remote corners of the world, they having booked passage on a freighter from New York to Siberia, the trip immediately after they graduate. They plan... Read allIn their last semester at Harvard, Sam Thatcher and his roommate, who is nicknamed "The Lippencott", have grand ideas of seeing the remote corners of the world, they having booked passage on a freighter from New York to Siberia, the trip immediately after they graduate. They plan to live and observe the economic life there for two years before they settle down. They'v... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
288
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • S. Sylvan Simon
  • Writers
    • Edward Chodorov(screen play)
    • Philip Barry(play "Spring Dance")
    • Eleanor Golden(adapted from an original play by)
  • Stars
    • Maureen O'Sullivan
    • Lew Ayres
    • Ruth Hussey
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  • Director
    • S. Sylvan Simon
  • Writers
    • Edward Chodorov(screen play)
    • Philip Barry(play "Spring Dance")
    • Eleanor Golden(adapted from an original play by)
  • Stars
    • Maureen O'Sullivan
    • Lew Ayres
    • Ruth Hussey
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    • 6User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Julie Bishop, Joyce Compton, Ruth Hussey, and Ann Morriss in Spring Madness (1938)
    Lew Ayres, Maureen O'Sullivan, Julie Bishop, Joyce Compton, Ruth Hussey, and Ann Morriss in Spring Madness (1938)
    Lew Ayres, Spencer Charters, Joyce Compton, Burgess Meredith, and Ann Morriss in Spring Madness (1938)
    Lew Ayres, Maureen O'Sullivan, Julie Bishop, Joyce Compton, Ruth Hussey, Burgess Meredith, and Ann Morriss in Spring Madness (1938)
    Lew Ayres and Maureen O'Sullivan in Spring Madness (1938)
    Lew Ayres, Maureen O'Sullivan, and Joyce Compton in Spring Madness (1938)
    Lew Ayres, Maureen O'Sullivan, Julie Bishop, Joyce Compton, Ruth Hussey, and Ann Morriss in Spring Madness (1938)
    Lew Ayres and Maureen O'Sullivan in Spring Madness (1938)
    Lew Ayres and Maureen O'Sullivan in Spring Madness (1938)
    Lew Ayres and Burgess Meredith in Spring Madness (1938)
    Lew Ayres and Maureen O'Sullivan in Spring Madness (1938)
    Maureen O'Sullivan and S. Sylvan Simon in Spring Madness (1938)

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    Maureen O'Sullivan
    Maureen O'Sullivan
    • Alexandra Bensonas Alexandra Benson
    Lew Ayres
    Lew Ayres
    • Sam Thatcheras Sam Thatcher
    Ruth Hussey
    Ruth Hussey
    • Kate McKimas Kate McKim
    Burgess Meredith
    Burgess Meredith
    • The Lippencottas The Lippencott
    Ann Morriss
    Ann Morriss
    • Francesas Frances
    Joyce Compton
    Joyce Compton
    • Sally Prescottas Sally Prescott
    Julie Bishop
    Julie Bishop
    • Mady Plattas Mady Platt
    • (as Jacqueline Wells)
    Frank Albertson
    Frank Albertson
    • Hatas Hat
    Truman Bradley
    Truman Bradley
    • Walter Beckettas Walter Beckett
    Marjorie Gateson
    Marjorie Gateson
    • Miss Ritchieas Miss Ritchie
    Renie Riano
    Renie Riano
    • Mildredas Mildred
    • (as Renee Riano)
    Sterling Holloway
    Sterling Holloway
    • Buckas Buck
    Dick Baldwin
    Dick Baldwin
    • Docas Doc
    John Archer
    John Archer
    • Dartmouth College Studentas Dartmouth College Student
    • (uncredited)
    Herbert Ashley
    • Train Conductoras Train Conductor
    • (uncredited)
    William Bailey
    William Bailey
    • Train Conductor Announcing "Board"as Train Conductor Announcing "Board"
    • (uncredited)
    Wesley Barry
    Wesley Barry
    • Dartmouth College Studentas Dartmouth College Student
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Baxley
    • Railroad Train Announceras Railroad Train Announcer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • S. Sylvan Simon
    • Writers
      • Edward Chodorov(screen play)
      • Philip Barry(play "Spring Dance")
      • Eleanor Golden(adapted from an original play by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Louis Jean Heydt as Paul Phillips and Irving Bacon as Assistant Passenger Agent are in studio records for their roles in this movie, but were not in the final release print.
    • Quotes

      Kate 'Katie' McKim: And what is man but woman's last domesticated animal?!

    • Soundtracks
      Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms
      (1808) (uncredited)

      Music traditional

      Lyrics by Thomas Moore (1808)

      In the score during the opening credits

    User reviews6

    Review
    Top review
    This trifle is more entertaining than it has a right to be.
    A nonsensical 'B' movie that deals with a college romance, SPRING MADNESS is brighter and more entertaining than it has any right to be, and the reason is surely director S. Sylvan Simon. He seems to have been influenced by the buoyancy and overlapping wisecracks of STAGE DOOR the year before, and though the material and the actors here are not up to the level of that classic, this movie is great fun to watch.

    Though all of the cast look too old to be college kids, they pitch in with high spirits and manage to make it seem like they had a ball making this. Maureen O'Sullivan looks more beautiful than in anything else I've ever seen her in (including her TARZAN pictures), Lew Ayers and Burgess Meredith are skillful if not especially interesting, and Ruth Hussey delivers her sardonic dialog with delicious dryness. No one in this ensemble cast lets the team down, they all deliver. You couldn't be blamed for passing this by, but if you have the chance you should check it out. It shows what energy and ingenuity can do to perk up a routine script.
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    • tjonasgreen
    • Mar 11, 2004

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    • Release date
      • November 11, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sorority House
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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