A college professor and the school's star football player are both rivals for the same beautiful coed.
Bing Crosby Jack Oakie Richard Arlen Mary Carlisle George Burns Gracie Allen Mary Kornman Joe Sawyer Lona Andre Jimmy Conlin James Donlan James Burke Edward Nugent Lumsden Hare Grady Sutton Robert Quirk Jack Kennedy Churchill Ross Bruce Bennett Wade Boteler Marion Byron Alfred P. James Frank Jenks Howard Jones Anne Nagel Dave O'Brien Marjorie Reynolds Dorothy White Toby Wing
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