Jimmy Durante's nose almost got its own diploma in this chaotic campus comedy.
After retiring from movies to get an education, a man discovers his ex-staff is trying to have him expelled.
Acting
Durante's physical comedy—his entire body is a prop.
Writing
Ridiculous wordplay that demands you keep up or get left behind.
Costume
Academic robes never looked this committed to the bit.
Director
Albert S. Rogell
Jimmy Durante
Willie Gumbatz
Walter Connolly
Sam Lewis
Joan Perry
Jean Worthington
Charles Starrett
Ted Crosley
Gertrude Niesen
Sarah
Raymond Walburn
Dean Worthington
Moe Howard
Moe Howard
Curly Howard
Curly Howard
Larry Fine
Larry Fine
Broderick Crawford
Biff Gordon
Hal Le Roy
'Tarzan' Biddle
Ernest Truex
Blodgett
Virginia Dale
Mabel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Joan Perry's second film; she married Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures shortly after, effectively retiring from acting.
The 'college musical' subgenre peaked in the Depression era—offering audiences escapist fantasy of affordable education and endless parties.
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