Finishing School

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Finishing School

1934

1h 13m

Drama

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After her mother (Billie Burke) sends her to boarding school, Virginia (Frances Dee) learns it's okay not to follow the rules, as long as you don't get caught. Influenced by her rebellious roommate, Cecilia "Pony" Ferris (Ginger Rogers), the girls escape to New York for a weekend away. While there, Virginia meets and falls for a poor man, Ralph McFarland (Bruce Cabot). Headmistress Van Alystne (Beulah Bondi) hinders the affair, but the young couple refuses to stop seeing each other.

Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

a fun little romp

Rated: 3/5

Oct 14, 2013

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Ryan Cracknell

Movie Views

The drinking, partying and sex come across more as a means to shock than actually make some sort of statement.

Aug 24, 2011

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Sean Axmaker

Seanax.com

The film feels like it was developed as a saucy comedy for the pre-code era worked over to meet the new requirements of the Production Code.

Mar 26, 2011

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Steve D

Won't stick with you but it is fun especially because of Ginger.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/09/23

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Audience Member

So dated and tame. Watched because Ginger Rogers was in it, unfortunately she didn't have that much screen time.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Read and comment on my review at http://bit.ly/fs3RPM

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

Interesting movie about a girl stuck in an old-fashioned finishing school for girls who falls for a young doctor working an unpaid internship and side-lining as a waiter and the friction that causes from her old-fashioned family and school. This movie is totally all about the ending where they all but say that she's knocked up (though you may not pick it up if you're unaccustomed to movies of this era). Almost a kind of Graduate ending that I kinda dug pretty hard. I always love finding these old movies that are really very subversive.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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The strength of the film lies in its wonderful ensemble of actresses.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Wanda Tuchock

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George Nichols Jr.

Director

Frances Dee

Virginia Radcliff

Ginger Rogers

Cecilia "Pony" Ferris

Billie Burke

Mrs. Helen Crawford Radcliff

Bruce Cabot

Ralph McFarland

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Synopsis

After her mother (Billie Burke) sends her to boarding school, Virginia (Frances Dee) learns it's okay not to follow the rules, as long as you don't get caught. Influenced by her rebellious roommate, Cecilia "Pony" Ferris (Ginger Rogers), the girls escape to New York for a weekend away. While there, Virginia meets and falls for a poor man, Ralph McFarland (Bruce Cabot). Headmistress Van Alystne (Beulah Bondi) hinders the affair, but the young couple refuses to stop seeing each other.

Director: Wanda Tuchock, George Nichols Jr.
Producer: Merian C. Cooper
Screenwriter: Wanda Tuchock, Laird Doyle
Production Co: RKO Pictures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 13m