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A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, Metacritic 83/100. Scores higher than 83% of the 231 1930s comedy movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 8m.
Synopsis
Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley U, hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against rival Darwin U.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic83/100
256 audience votes
Key crew
- Norman Z. McLeodDirector
- Bert KalmarScreenplay
- Harry RubyScreenplay
- S.J. PerelmanScreenplay
- Will B. JohnstoneScreenplay
- Bert KalmarOriginal Music Composer
- Harry RubyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Groucho MarxProfessor Wagstaff
- Harpo MarxPinky
- Chico MarxBaravelli
- Zeppo MarxFrank Wagstaff
- Thelma ToddConnie Bailey
- David LandauJennings
- Bobby BarberSpeakeasy Patron (uncredited)
- Reginald BarlowRetiring Collage President (uncredited)
- Vince BarnettSpeakeasy Patron (uncredited)
- Sheila BromleyWagstaff's Receptionist (uncredited)
- E.H. CalvertProfessor in Wagstaff's Study (uncredited)
- Edgar DearingSpeakeasy Bartender (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
sportswidowprofessoramerican footballcollegemusicalblack and whitepre-codeexuberant