Mandy jenkins, an african american cook for a wealthy white family in birmingham, alabama, discovers her husband cornell is having an affair with eloise jackson. Fields had star billing above the movie title, this musical comedy is a landmark film because it boasts old skinoses debut in full. Emigrating to the us, he became a dance instructor and dance school owner, as well as a nightclub proprietor. Cunningham started her working life as a switchboard operator in a commerce bank and did some sittings as a photographers model. Buried, fort bragg main post cemetery, fort bragg, nc gender. With george burns, gracie allen, martha raye, bob hope. Little black cloud nat pendleton enrolls as george black. The action takes place at lombardy college, founded to give the indian nations of north america access to higher education. He began his film career in short subjects for warner brothers in 1926, and later worked at the hal roach studios. Ted gregory is trying to be the first black producer to mount a show on broadway, but he has trouble with his star singer. See the full list of college swing cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. With cora green, larry seymour, hazel diaz, alec lovejoy.
Gensler and starring george burns, gracie allen, martha raye, bob hope, edward everett horton, florence george, ben blue, betty grable,and more. Coopers character has a habit of throwing rocks at peoples windows in chinatown. College swing 1938 full movie download full hd youtube. College swing falters only when gracie is offscreen, which unfortunately happens too often for the film to be considered great.
College swing movie clip 1938 retro youtube videos. The film begins in 1738, when a pact is drawn up between the alden family and a. Rent the big broadcast of 1938 college swing 1938 on. I really enjoyed the opening scene set in 1738, and gracies pairing with eeh honestly makes the film. In the closest example on film how a broadway musical might have looked in 1938, college swing is a swingin delight from start to finish, starting off with a flashback to 1738 where the ancestors of alden college deal with gracies lookalike predecessor in the art of idiocy. After being the subject of a hazing prank by football star bob hayner dick baldwin, george decides he is too humiliated to stay at school. Of course when i bought the movie and saw the rest of the cast which includes george burns and gracie allen who actually get top billing.
A scatterbrain gracie allen inherits a smalltown college and turns it into a party school. Fields had star billing above the movie title, this musical comedy is a landmark film because it boasts old skinoses debut in full length features. Although bob hope only got fifth billing in the opening credits w. The movie is a little uneven, with some of it downright hilarious, but with other bits like the one with the new phys ed instructor that just try too hard. The film is an absorbing presentation of the views and behaviors common at the time. College swing 1938 0429 1938 us comedy, music 1h 26m user score. College swing is a film directed by raoul walsh with george burns, gracie allen.
Her early experience in music came as a member of the choir. College swing is the sort of highpowered, allstar entertainment that is. College swing is far from the best comedy of the period, but its a cheerful film. College swing 1938 teljes film online magyar felirat.
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Edna cecil cunningham august 2, 1888 april 17, 1959 was an american film and stage actress. Bob hope makes two of his first featurefilm appearances in these classic musicals, crooning the oscarwinning tune thanks for the memory in the big broadcast of 1938 and howdya like to love me in college swing. Fields races another vessel while musicians perform in his ships lounge. Gracie allens trademark illogocal logic on full display in this light hearted lark, and though the.