She's Working Her Way Through College

She's Working Her Way Through College

Director: H. Bruce Humberstone Cast: Vernon Duke
Vernon Duke
, Virginia Mayo
Virginia Mayo
, Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
, Gene Nelson
Gene Nelson
H. Bruce Humberstone
She's Working Her Way Through College

She's Working Her Way Through College

Director: H. Bruce Humberstone Cast: Vernon Duke
Vernon Duke
, Virginia Mayo
Virginia Mayo
, Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
, Gene Nelson
Gene Nelson
H. Bruce Humberstone

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Overview

She's Working Her Way Through College is a completely depoliticized remake of the liberal-minded comedy The Male Animal (1942). Virginia Mayo plays an exotic dancer, Angela Gardner, who decides to improve her mind; she enrolls in a college where Professor John Palmer (Ronald Reagan) teaches English. In between Angela's lively musical numbers, the film concentrates on an old rivalry between the bookish Palmer and onetime college football jock Shep Slade (Don DeFore, who'd played a bit in The Male Animal). When the college trustees oppose Angela's presence on campus, Palmer staunchly defends her right to an education. In the original Male Animal, the climactic scene involved a controversial public reading of a letter by anarchist Bartolomeo Vanzetti; in She's Working Her Way Through College, Palmer stands up at a public assembly to convince the populace that exotic dancers have the same rights as anyone else. Of course, Ronald Reagan could take a political stance if he wanted to...but not in this film.

Product Details

Release Date: 02/16/2010
UPC: 0883316234273
Original Release: 1952
Rating: NR
Source: Warner Archives
Presentation: [Full Frame]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 1:41:00
Sales rank: 47,336

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Virginia Mayo Angela Gardner/Hot Garters Gertie
Ronald Reagan John Palmer
Gene Nelson Don Weston
Don DeFore Shep Slade
Phyllis Thaxter Helen Palmer
Patrice Wymore Ivy Williams
Roland Winters Fred Copeland
Raymond Greenleaf Dean Rogers
Norman Bartold `Tiny' Gordon
Amanda Randolph Maybelle
Henrietta Taylor Mrs. Copeland
Hope Sansberry Mrs. Rogers
George Meader Professor
Eve Miller Secretary
Ramon Blackburn Blackburn Twin,Blackburn Twin
Richard Reeves Mike
Donald Kerr Vendor
The Blackburn Twins Themselves
Patricia Hawks Coed
Donna Ring Coed
Frances Zucco Coed
Frank Scannell Man
Jimmy Ames Man
Paul Maxey Man
Charles Watts Man
John Perri Tramp
Glenn Turnbull Tramp
Bette Arlen Chorus Girl
Valerie Vernon Chorus Girl
Hazel Shaw Chorus Girl
Barbara Ritchie Chorus Girl
Mark Lowell Sailor
James Ogg Sailor
Charles Marsh Stage Manager
Jack Gargan Professor
Ray Linn Jr. Senator
Jessie Arnold Wardrobe Woman
Rolland Morris Hep Boy
Malcolm Mealey Hep Boy
Louis Cutelli `Square'
Ginger Crowley Student
Larry Craig Student

Technical Credits
H. Bruce Humberstone Director
Peter Milne Screenwriter
William Jacobs Producer
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