Another girls' school pranks-to-pregnancy picture stemming from the successes of MAEDCHEN IN UNIFORM (1932) and EIGHT GIRLS IN A BOAT (1934), with comedy, pathos, bathos, and a few songs. This one bombed badly at the time of its release despite a strong cast and the presence of Rogers
who, as the sophisticated, wise-cracking roommate of poor-little-rich-girl heroine Dee, got the scene-stealing role and played it brilliantly. Rogers' espoused philosophy--get away with whatever you can, just don't get caught--attunes well with that of the principal of the exclusive school, Bondi,
and her pedantic minions, who wish above all else to avoid scandal. Dee's unhappiness--s...
Released:
1934
Rated:
NR
Length:
70 mins