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Sorority House

  • 19391939
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 4m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Pamela Blake, Marge Champion, Doris Davenport, James Ellison, Barbara Read, Anne Shirley, and June Storey in Sorority House (1939)
DramaRomance
Anne Shirley plays Alice Fisher-the daughter of a small grocer who at the last minute gets to go to little Talbot College. She learns that joining a sorority is an essential thing at the sch... Read allAnne Shirley plays Alice Fisher-the daughter of a small grocer who at the last minute gets to go to little Talbot College. She learns that joining a sorority is an essential thing at the school. Unfortunately her late admission means that none of the sororities know about Alice a... Read allAnne Shirley plays Alice Fisher-the daughter of a small grocer who at the last minute gets to go to little Talbot College. She learns that joining a sorority is an essential thing at the school. Unfortunately her late admission means that none of the sororities know about Alice and initially she is not even rushed. Fortunately her roommates have their own sorority pro... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
216
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    • John Farrow
  • Writers
    • Dalton Trumbo(screen play)
    • Mary Chase(from the story "Chi House" by)
    • Gladys Atwater(contributor to treatment)
  • Stars
    • Anne Shirley
    • James Ellison
    • Barbara Read
    • John Farrow
  • Writers
    • Dalton Trumbo(screen play)
    • Mary Chase(from the story "Chi House" by)
    • Gladys Atwater(contributor to treatment)
  • Stars
    • Anne Shirley
    • James Ellison
    • Barbara Read
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    • 9User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    James Ellison and Anne Shirley in Sorority House (1939)
    James Ellison and Anne Shirley in Sorority House (1939)
    James Ellison and Anne Shirley in Sorority House (1939)
    Anne Shirley in Sorority House (1939)
    Anne Shirley in Sorority House (1939)
    James Ellison and Anne Shirley in Sorority House (1939)

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    Anne Shirley
    Anne Shirley
    • Alice Fisher
    James Ellison
    James Ellison
    • Bill Loomis
    Barbara Read
    Barbara Read
    • Dotty Spencer
    Pamela Blake
    Pamela Blake
    • Merle Scott
    • (as Adele Pearce)
    J.M. Kerrigan
    J.M. Kerrigan
    • Lew Fisher
    Helen Wood
    Helen Wood
    • Mme. President - Martha Lanigan
    Doris Davenport
    Doris Davenport
    • Neva Simpson
    • (as Doris Jordan)
    June Storey
    June Storey
    • Norma Hancock
    Elisabeth Risdon
    Elisabeth Risdon
    • Mrs. Scott
    Margaret Armstrong
    Margaret Armstrong
    • Mrs. Pettingell Dawson
    Selmer Jackson
    Selmer Jackson
    • Mr. Grant
    Chill Wills
    Chill Wills
    • Mr. Johnson
    Marge Champion
    Marge Champion
    • Coed
    • (uncredited)
    Bess Flowers
    Bess Flowers
    • Shirley
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Hogan
    Dick Hogan
    • Relief Squad Freshman
    • (uncredited)
    Doris Jordan
    • Bit
    • (uncredited)
    Veronica Lake
    Veronica Lake
    • Coed
    • (uncredited)
    Edmund Mortimer
    Edmund Mortimer
    • Governor Morley
    • (uncredited)
      • John Farrow
    • Writers
      • Dalton Trumbo(screen play)
      • Mary Chase(from the story "Chi House" by)
      • Gladys Atwater(contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      First film for Veronica Lake.
    • Connections
      Featured in Red Hollywood (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      I Must See Annie Tonight
      (1938) (uncredited)

      Music by Cliff Friend

      Lyrics by Dave Franklin

      Sung by the fraternity boys

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    5/10
    Fluffy film about snobbish sororities is a pleasant trifle easily forgotten...
    ANNE SHIRLEY and JAMES ELLISON are the romantic leads in this trifle directed by John Farrow about a nice young girl who learns her lessons at college the hard way--by attempting to fit into the sorority scene when she comes from a humble background and is not a girl of wealth as the other girls are falsely told.

    Shirley and Ellison make a pleasant twosome but their roles are one-dimensional after they meet in the usual Hollywood "by accident" way. He's the campus hero who helps her learn the ins and outs of campus life. Anne Shirley made this film the same year that she tested for Melanie in GWTW and her sweetness appears natural here. But, as usual, her roles seldom became more demanding than requiring a sweet presence, limiting her opportunities as an actress.

    Surprisingly, Dalton Trumbo wrote the script and Nicholas Musuraca was behind the camera but it's just an RKO trifle easily forgotten.
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    • Release date
      • May 5, 1939 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • 1 hour 4 minutes
      • Black and White

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