''Collegiate'' is a 1936 American

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directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Walter DeLeon, Francis Martin and

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. The film stars Joe Penner,

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and Lynne Overman. The film was released on January 22, 1936, by

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. The film is a remake of the 1921 silent film '' The Charm School''.

Plot

The irresponsible Jerry Craig inherits a school from an aunt. He goes there with pal Sourpuss and press agent Scoop, transforms the place into a charm school encounters a stranger named Joe who becomes a financial benefactor. The school's a huge success. Jerry's loyalties are torn between his fiancée Eunice and secretary Juliet, then complications develop when Joe doesn't turn out to be who he seems to be.

Cast

* Joe Penner as Joe *

as Jerry Craig *

as 'Scoop' Oakland *

as Miss Hay *

as Dorothy * Lynne Overman as Sour-Puss *Betty Jane Cooper as Dance Instructress * Mack Gordon as Mack Gordon *

Harry Revel Harry Revel ( Glaser; 21 December 1905 – 3 November 1958) was a British-born American composer, mostly of musical theatre, working with various lyricists, notably Mack Gordon. He is also seen as a pioneer of " space age pop". Early life and c ...

as Harry Revel * Julius Tannen as Detective Browning * Nora Cecil as Miss Curtiss * Henry Kolker as Mr. MacGregor

References

External links

* * 1936 films Paramount Pictures films American musical films 1936 musical films Films directed by Ralph Murphy American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{musical-film-stub