All-American Co-Ed
- Frances Langford: Virginia
- Marjorie Woodworth: Bunny
- Noah Beery Jr.: Slinky
- Esther Dale: Matilda Collinge
- Harry Langdon: Hap Holden
- Alan Hale, Jr.: Tiny
- Kent Rogers: Henry
- Allan Lane: former student
- Joe Brown Jr.: former student
- Irving Mitchell: Doctor
- Lillian Randolph: Deborah, laundress
- Carlyle Blackwell Jr.: former student
- Marie Windsor: carrots Queen
- Mickey Tanner: Member of " Tanner Sisters"
- Betty Tanner: Member of " Tanner Sisters"
- Martha Tanner: Member of " Tanner Sisters"
All-American Co-Ed is an American musical film from 1941 directed by LeRoy Prinz. The screenplay is based on an original story by LeRoy Prinz and Hal Roach Jr. Bob Sheppard (Johnny Downs ), who attended a boys' college, pretends to be a girl and makes for turmoil in the Girls College, especially in Virginia ( Frances Langford ).
Action
When the fraternity Zeta Fraternity of Quinceton University in their music show choir girls Mar Brynn Horticulture Trade School satirized by letting appear dressed as a girl, the young men, the publicist Hap Holden Matilda Collinge, the chairman of the girl colleges trying to convince them that they, too, a similar publicity stunt need to get more students to their school. However, Matilda little from such an undignified idea how to find them. Her niece Virginia are you talking about, however, and so she agrees to the proposal to award twelve scholarships to twelve beauty queens with such imaginative names such as tomatoes or squash queen and the like. To get more attention, Virginia writes a mocking article for the student newspaper Quinceton. There, the young men decide to reciprocate and cajole their wrestling champion Bob Sheppard to auszustaffieren than girls and to fight for the title and one of the so awarded scholarships. Bob is applying with a photo as the "Queen of Flowers" and is actually selected as one of the fellows. Reluctantly he goes disguised as a girl by the name of Bobbie De Wolfe to the Mar Brynn, where he gets a single room, as Matilda adopts on the basis of his hoarse voice that he had a cold. At college, Bob equal love at first sight in Virginia. These invites him to a secret singing into the night before the chapel. When he is headed that way, but as Bob, he holds on by mistake on a bell rope to the chapel and realizes to his horror that he has to hold it if he does not want to be awakened by the ringing of bells pupils and teachers of the University. There he is discovered by Virginia and now presses her the rope in his hands, in order then to surprise with a kiss.
The next morning, Bob shares with his fellow students that he wants to end the Verwechselspiel because he had fallen in love with Virginia. But for this it does not, however, to another misunderstanding between Virginia and Bob, since Virginia is assumed that Bob has cast an eye on Bobbie. On the day of the show to an incident when Bob as Bobbie goes through the greenhouse and his wig caught in a plant. Unbeknownst to him, Virginia has seen and now know. As Holden and Matilda know about it, they react irritably, but are so pressed for time that they do nothing more. The show is a success, and Bob and Virginia will also find each other.
Production and background
The shooting for the film began in July 1941. On October 31, 1941 All-American Co-Ed then started in the cinemas of the United States. Was responsible for the production drew the Hal Roach Studios, Inc., sold the film from United Artists Corp..
The working title of the film were Campus Rhythm and All- American Girl. The film begins with a written statement that any resemblance to the story, if they agree with the actual life of a college, is purely coincidental. All-American Co -end was a streamlined by Hal Roach short comedies that were added to a second film. The first of these short films was also published in 1941 film Tanks a Million.
- Music and lyrics by Walter G. Samuels each and Charles Newman -
- I'm A Chap With A Chip On My Shoulder - presented by Johnny Downs and chorus, sung by Frances Langford
- The Farmer 's Daughter, presented by Frances Langford, the Tanner Sisters and Johnny Downs and choir
- Music and lyrics by Lloyd B. Norlin -
- Out of the Silence, sung by Frances Langford and choir
Criticism
The Classic Film Guide spoke of a " pretty lame [ s ] " story.
Awards
1942 was Edward Ward with All-American Co-Ed in the category " Best Music in a musical film" nominated for an Oscar, but had opposite Frank Churchill and Oliver Wallace with their music for the animated film Dumbo the cold.
Also nominated was Lloyd B. Norlin in the category " Best Song " with its written song for the film Out of the Silence. However, the Oscar went to Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II for their song The Last Time I Saw Paris from the musical film Lady Be Good.