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Hold 'Em Yale
“FOUR SLUGS DISH OUT ROMANCE IN THE YALE BOWL”
7.0 / 10• 1935• 1h 1m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
A pretty young socialite falls for a charming but shady hustler, who abandons her when he finds that she has been disowned by her wealthy father. Three of the hustler's partners, who have also been left high and dry by heir former associate, come up with a plan to get her to the annual Yale-Harvard football game to reunite with her former sweetheart, an honest but nerdy bookworm.
Cast & Crew
Patricia Ellis
Clarice Van Cleve
Lead
Buster Crabbe
Hector Wilmot
Cesar Romero
Georgie, the Chaser
William Frawley
Sunshine Joe
Andy Devine
Liverlips
George Barbier
Mr. Van Cleve
Warren Hymer
Sam, The Gonoph
George E. Stone
Bennie South Street
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sidney Lanfield's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hold 'Em Yale is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
