The Film Forum in NYC screened the sound version of this film on July 24,2012. The Technicolor last reel of course is lost but the rest of the film was complete and ran about 108 minutes. Will not give away the plot but is worth viewing just to see the innovative use of a giant camera crane to film the Night-Club scenes. Really amazing for a film made in 1929. I must say that the acting is really not that great for a film listed as a Universal "Super Production" in the opening credits.Glenn Tryon is passable playing the role of the comedian but you have to wonder how much better the film would have been if Lee Tracy, who played the same role in the Broadway Musical that the film was based on had appeared in the film also.
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Hold That Co-ed
(1938)
Fun movie
30 March 2007
Warning: Spoilers
Recently attended a screening of this very funny film and what was left out of the earlier review is that John Barrymore who is the Governor of the state is running for the US Senate and his opponent (George Barbier) is a trustee at rival Clayton University. Barrymore decides that if he builds a huge football stadium for State U he can use it to his political advantage. The two candidates decide to have the big game between Clayton and State U decide the Senate election. If Clayton wins than Barrymore will drop out of the race and if State U wins Barbier will do the same. Of course you know which school will win but its fun to see how the game ends. Joan Davis is very funny as the football playing co-ed.
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