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Hold That Co-ed

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Slick Southern governor Gabby Harrigan (John Barrymore) realizes that the voters' moods are directly related to the record of his state's college football team, so he dips into government funds to bulk up the school's athletic roster. Coach Stevens (George Murphy) makes the most of the resources he has, resulting in a team that features former professional wrestlers and an ace female kicker (Joan Davis), but things go awry when the governor's shenanigans are revealed on the eve of the big game.

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Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine Hold That Co-Ed isn't football and it isn't college, but thanks to John Barrymore it is highly acceptable college football comedy, with some lively political satire thrown in. Jul 22, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member just ok musical college comedy Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Slightly above-average college musical. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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George Marshall

Director

John Barrymore

Governor Gabby Harrigan

George Murphy

Rusty Stevens

Joan Davis

Lizzie Olsen

Marjorie Weaver

Marjorie Blake

Jack Haley

Wilbur Peters
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Synopsis Slick Southern governor Gabby Harrigan (John Barrymore) realizes that the voters' moods are directly related to the record of his state's college football team, so he dips into government funds to bulk up the school's athletic roster. Coach Stevens (George Murphy) makes the most of the resources he has, resulting in a team that features former professional wrestlers and an ace female kicker (Joan Davis), but things go awry when the governor's shenanigans are revealed on the eve of the big game.
Director
George Marshall
Screenwriter
Karl Tunberg, Don Ettlinger, Jack Yellen
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 16, 1938, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 3, 2014
Runtime
1h 20m