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Varsity Show
“IT'S THE CHEER LEADER OF ALL SCREEN MUSICALS!”
6.8 / 10• 1937• 2h 0m•NR• English
Music
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Dick Powell
Charles 'Chuck' Daly
Lead
Ted Healy
William Williams
Rosemary Lane
Barbara 'Babs' Steward
Priscilla Lane
Betty Bradley
Walter Catlett
Professor Sylvester Biddle
Johnnie Davis
Buzz Bolton
FW
Ford Washington Lee
Buck
John 'Bubbles' Sublett
Bubbles
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Keighley's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Varsity Show is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
