Summaries

Quincy Adams Wagstaff, Huxley University's new president, accidentally hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against their rival, Darwin University.

Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff has just been installed as the new president of Huxley College. His cavalier attitude toward education is not reserved for his son Frank, who is seeing college widow Connie Bailey. Frank influences Wagstaff to recruit two football players who hang out in a speakeasy, in order to beat rival school Darwin. Unfortunately, Wagstaff mistakenly hires misfits Baravelli and Pinky. Finding out that Darwin has beaten him to the "real" players, Wagstaff enlists Baravelli and Pinky to kidnap them, which leads to an anarchic football finale.—Rick Gregory <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • professor
  • femme fatale
  • breaking the fourth wall
  • college
  • slot machine
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Family
  • Romance
  • Musical
  • Sport
Release date Aug 18, 1932
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Occidental College - 1600 Campus Road, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Paramount Pictures

Box office

Gross worldwide $208

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 8m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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