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1937 film by William Keighley

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6.8

Winfield College students rebel against a stodgy professor who won't permit "swing" music be played in their varsity show. They appeal to a big Broadway alumnus and have him direct their show. What they don't know is that this "star's" last three shows were flops.

Released: 1937-09-04120 minDir: William KeighleyMusic

Cast

  • Dick Powell as Charles 'Chuck' Daly
  • Ted Healy as William Williams
  • Rosemary Lane as Barbara 'Babs' Steward
  • Priscilla Lane as Betty Bradley
  • Walter Catlett as Professor Sylvester Biddle
  • Johnnie Davis as Buzz Bolton

Themes

  • dancer
  • professor
  • mayor
  • college
  • musical
  • swing music

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Ratings

IMDb

6.1/10

522 votes

Year
1937
Runtime
120 min
Genres
Musical, Romance

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Jerry Wald
Cast member
Dick Powell
Composer
Pat Ballard
Cinematographer
Sol Polito
Duration
120
FilmAffinity ID
975584
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1937-01-01
film editor
George Amy
production designer
Carl Jules Weyl
title
Varsity Show
executive producer
Hal B. Wallis
distributed by
Netflix
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