Varsity Show (1937)


Varsity Show
Release Date04 September 1937
TaglineSee college life in the RAH!
GenreMusical
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassMusical Comedy, Backstage Musical
ThemesCollege Life, Fighting the System, Success is the Best Revenge
TonesBright, Merry, Stylized, Light, Upbeat, Humorous
TagsAlma Mater, Broadway, College, Dean, Performer, Producer [showbiz], Variety Show

Varsity Show is a 1937 feature film from Warner Brothers about a group of students at "Winfield College" who butt heads with their faculty advisor while producing an annual stage show.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Charles 'Chuck' Daly

Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians
Themselves

William 'Willy' Williams

Barbara 'Babs' Steward

Betty Bradley

Prof. Sylvester Biddle

Buzz Bolton

Ford Washington Lee
Buck

Mr. Ernie Mason

Cuddles

Scotty Bates
Scotty

George MacFarland
Hap

Poley McClintock
Poley

Johnny 'Rubberlegs' Stevens

Dean J.M. Meredith

Roy Atwell
Prof. Washburn

Mike 'Curly' Barclay

Ben Welden
Hammer

Mrs. 'Ma' Smith

Kenneth Anspach
Student

Passerby

Buck and Bubbles
Themselves

Glen Cavender
Stagehand

Robert Clayton
Man

Don Downen
Elevator operator

Jane Doyle
Student

John George Doyle
Student

Professor

Sarah Edwards
Mrs. Biddle

Maxine Fisher
Woman

Sol Gorss
Stagehand

Clerk

Buddy Henry
Man

Harry Hollingsworth
Doorman

Professor

Police Sgt. Murphy

Tom Kennedy
Policeman

Student

Wade Lane
Professor

Al Lloyd
Taxi driver

Police Commissioner

Desk sergeant

Spec O'Donnell
Student

Virginia Pitman
Woman

Cliff Saum
Man

Ferris Taylor
Mayor Jones

Passerby

Tom Wilson
Stagehand

Betty Wonder
Student

Tommy Wonder
Student

Walter Young
Professor

Director

Writer

Warren Duff
,

Richard Macaulay

Sig Herzig
,

Producer

Louis F. Edelman
associate producer

executive producer

Jack L. Warner
executive producer

Cinematographer

Sol Polito
-

Editor

George Amy
-

Art Director

Carl Jules Weyl
-

Costume Designer

Howard Shoup

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Drew Eberson
assistant director

Sound Department

Charles David Forrest
sound

Oliver S. Garretson
sound

Music Department

Virgil Davis
music arranger: orchestral arrangements

lyricist: songs

Steve Mougin
music arranger: orchestral arrangements

Frank Perkins
music arranger: orchestral and vocal arrangements

Roy Ringwald
music arranger: vocal arrangements

musical director

Richard A. Whiting
composer: songs

Ray Heindorf
composer: music cues

M.K. Jerome
composer: stock music

Heinz Roemheld
composer: music cues

Other Crew

director: finale, creator: finale

Production Company

Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributor

Warner Bros. Pictures

Warner Home Video






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