At fictitious Tait University in the Roaring '20s, co-ed and school librarian Connie Lane falls for football hero Tommy Marlowe. Unfortunately, he has his eye on gold-digging vamp Pat McClellan. Tommy's grades start to slip, which keeps him from playing in the big game. Connie eventually finds out Tommy really loves her and devises a plan to win him back and to get him back on the field.
Score
Gershwin standards repurposed with collegiate swagger.
Costume
Sweater girls and raccoon coats in saturated Technicolor dream.
Director
Charles Walters
June Allyson
Connie Lane
Peter Lawford
Tommy Marlowe
Patricia Marshall
Pat McClellan
Joan McCracken
Babe Doolittle
Ray McDonald
Bobby Turner
Mel Tormé
Danny
Donald MacBride
Coach Johnson
Tom Dugan
Pooch
Clinton Sundberg
Professor Kennyon
Loren Tindall
Beef
Connie Gilchrist
Cora
Morris Ankrum
Dean Griswold
Georgia Lee
Flo
Jane Green
Mrs. Drexel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was a remake of a 1930 film; MGM sat on it for years, then rushed it into production to capitalize on June Allyson's sudden stardom.
The 'Pass That Peace Pipe' sequence, performed by white actors in feathered headdresses, was cut from television broadcasts by the 1970s—yet earned an Oscar nomination for Best Song in 1948.
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