Varsity Show
6.286
120 minutes
9/4/1937
Overview
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 List
Dick Powell
as Charles 'Chuck' Daly
Ted Healy
as William Williams
Rosemary Lane
as Barbara 'Babs' Steward
Priscilla Lane
as Betty Bradley
Walter Catlett
as Professor Sylvester Biddle
Johnnie Davis
as Buzz Bolton
Ford Washington Lee
as Buck
John 'Bubbles' Sublett
as Bubbles
Sterling Holloway
as Trout
Mabel Todd
as Cuddles
Scotty Bates
as Scotty
George MacFarland
as Hap
Poley McClintock
as Poley
Lee Dixon
as Johnny 'Rubberlegs' Stevens
Halliwell Hobbes
as Dean Meredith
Roy Atwell
as Professor Washburn
Edward Brophy
as Mike Barclay
Ben Welden
as Hammer
Emma Dunn
as Mrs. Smith
Stuart Holmes
as Professor (uncredited)
Robert Homans
as Police Sgt. Murphy (uncredited)
Tom Kennedy
as Policeman (uncredited)
Carole Landis
as Student (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Jack Mower
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Kenneth Anspach
as Student
Veda Ann Borg
as Passerby
Glen Cavender
as Stagehand
Robert Clayton
as Man
Don Downen
as Elevator Operator
Jane Doyle
as Student
John George Doyle
as Student
Earl Dwire
as Professor
Sarah Edwards
as Mrs. Biddle
Sol Gorss
as Stagehand
John Harron
as Clerk
Buddy Henry
as Man
Harry Hollingsworth
as Doorman
Amo Ingraham
as Chorus Girl
Wade Lane
as Professor
Ethelreda Leopold
as Chorus Girl
Al Lloyd
as Taxi Driver
Wilfred Lucas
as Police Commissioner
Spec O'Donnell
as Student
Virginia Pitman
as Woman
Cliff Saum
as Man (voice)
Ferris Taylor
as Mayor Jones
Rosella Towne
as Passerby
Tom Wilson
as Stagehand
Betty Wonder
as Student
Tommy Wonder
as Student
Walter Young
as Professor
Maxine Fisher
as Woman (uncredited)
Fred Waring
as Ernie Mason